SMORGON IRBM COMPLEX, USSR LAUNCH AREA NO 3

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Launch Area No 1 (TDI name:
Smorgon Launch Site 1) -- Type III
54-31-13N
26-17-30E
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Launch Areq No 2 (TDI name:
Smorgon Launch Site 3) -- Type III
54-36-15N
26-23-15E
BE No
I,aurtch Area No 3 (TDI name:
Smorgon Launch Site 2) -- Type IN'
51-26-15N
26-18-15E
BE No
Smorgon Fixed Field Site (TDI name:. Smorgon SSM Fixed Field Position) 5434-45N 26-21-30E
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SMORGON IRBM COMPLEX, USSR
LAUNCH AREA NO 3
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N PIC J-9804 (9/64)
This, report, based. on KEYHOLE photog- is given in the referenced report. Launch Area,
raphy of No ?3 is a complete Type IV launch area located
and updates that portion of NPIC/R- 4.3 nautical miles (nm) southwest.of Smorgon,.
106/64 1/ concerning Launch Area No 3. Infor- in the Belorussian SSR (Figure 1).
mation on the remainder of the Smorgon Complex
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Launch Area No 3 was next seen in -
but because of snow cover the only -
change discernible was some new road scarring
in the site support facility. Launch Area No 1
was in the late stage of construction and Launch
Area No 2 was in the early to midstage of con-
struction. The complex was again covered in
but heavy clouds and
haze precluded detailed interpretation. The next
coverage of the area was in
when one launch silo, excavations for
two other silos, and construction around the
control bunker were present. The site support
facility had expanded to include eight buildings.
Launch Area No 1 was now complete and Launch
Area No 2 was in the mid- to late stage of con-
struction. The fixed field site showed no changes.
When next covered in
the launch. site contained three launch
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Launch Area No 3 lies in the center of a
small, heavily wooded area at an approximate
elevation of 650 feet. The surrounding terrain
is hilly and rolling. An improved probably
all-weather road connects the area directly with
the probable complex rail-to-road transfer
point, 3.5 rim to the northeast, and with Smor-
gon. The probable rail-to-road transfer point
is a railyard 0.8 nm southwest of Sm argon along
the main line connecting Smorgon and Vilnius.
The yard is seven tracks wide and contains
approximately 20 buildings of which six are very
large warehouse types and the others are proba-
bly shops and storage. The area is also
connected by an improved road network to the
other launch areas in the complex. Launch Areas
No 1 and 2, both complete Type III areas, are
located 5.7 ism to the north and 10.5 nm to the
north-northeast, respectively. The Smorgon
Fixed Field Site is located 8.8 nm to the north-
northeast.
This launch area was first observed in
at which time,
because of the poor quality of the photography,
only the outline of the launch site, the site
access road, three buildings in the administra-
tion and housing section, and some of the road
network were discernible. The status of con-
struction could not be determined. Smorgon.
Launch Area No I was in the midstage of con-
struction and Launch Area No 2 was also first
observed in the early stage of construction. The
Smorgon Fixed Field Site was present. - In
Launch Area
No 3 was again observed and excavations for the
control bunker and two Iaunc'i silos were dis-
cernible. New scarring was visible in the admin-
istration and housing section but no increase
in facilities was observed. Launch Area No
3 was identified as a'Type IV IRBM launch area
in the early stage of construction. Construction
also was proceeding at the two soft launch areas.
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silos and a control bunker, plus three associated
buildings. . The site support facility now con-
tained approximately 12 buildings.
No 2 still was under construction.
In
Launch Area
when the area
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was, again observed, the launch site was nearly
complete. The control bunker had been covered,
the loop road was present, but some activity
was continuing around the three launch silos.
The site support facility was expanding and now
contained approximately 18 buildings. A
new receiving, inspection, and maintenance
(RIM) facility including a
building and one unidentified building were under
construction to the west of the site support
facility. Launch Area No 2 was in the late stage
of construction. In late
when again covered; the launch site
was complete and contained three launch silos
with covers, a control bunker, and a loop road.
The RIM facility was under construction, as
were some buildings in the site support facility.
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LAUNCH SITE
SITE SUPPORT FACILITY
(Dimensions in feet)
(Dimensions in feet)
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ADMINISTRATION/HOUSING SECTION TECHNICAL SECTION
1 Mounded control building i'150 x 70
8 Barracks-type buildings 150 x 40 . 1 Building 150 x 40
(not visible)
1 Building 125 x 50 1 Building 135 x 40
1 Building 130 x 50
1 Building 100 x 40 1 Building 80-x 70
1 Building 115 x 45
6 Small buildings .1 Building 80 x 65
1 Building 90 x 35
3 Unidentified objects 2 Buildings 75 x 30
3 Silo covers 1 60 x 50
1 Building 70 x 65
1 Unidentified structure 50 x 50
1 Building 65 x 30
1 Building 40 x 20
1 Building 55 x 40
3 Small buildings
RIM FACILITY
1 Missile-ready building 180 x 40
1 Building 70 x 55
1 Building 45.x 45
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25X1 D Launch Area No 2 ' was now complete. On the
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the launch site was complete, the
site support facility contained 31 structures, the
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stration and housing section and the technical
section. These two sectio_z ; contain 19 large
buildings, nine small buildings and three uni-
dentified objects.
Located 1,260 feet west of the site support
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e building and the igloo in the
mounded and the remainder of the RIM facility
contained three buildings, including the missile-
ready building.
The access road enters the launch area (Fig-
ure 2) from the north and passes through the
site support facility. It continues another 3,000
feet where it starts to rise 'and forms _a-heart-
shaped loop serving three launch silos and a
small unidentified structure. In the center of
the loop is. the previously mounded control
bunker. Also present at the launch site are three
Marge and one small buildings. The site support-
facility consists of two sections: the admini-
had been earth
facility an
is the RIM facility. The RIM facility consists
of three buildings, including a missile-ready
building, a small building, and a building of
unknown function with a small structure on either
side of its entrance.
bunkered. All building's- of major proportions in
the RIM _facility are drive-in.; No security
fencing was evident around the launch area or
any of its components.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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MAPS OR CHARTS
A\IS_ Series N501, Sheet NN 35-5, 3d ed, May 62, scale 1:250,000 (UNCLASSIFIED)
S~C. US Air Target Chart, Series 20.0, Sheet 016S-SHL, 3d ed, Dec 62, scale 1:200,000 (SECRET)
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1. NPIC. R-1J6/64, Smorgon 1'RB.1 Complex, USSR, Feb 64 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
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