CHISTOPOL - CHISHMY MICROWAVE RELAY SEARCH USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: December 1, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPOkT
CHISTOPOL - CHISHMY
MICROWAVE RELAY SEARCH
USSR
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This re ort supersedes one entitled Sobolekovo-Chishmy TV/Microwave
Relay Lines eptember 1969). A restudy of the area between
Chistopol an is y revealed 13 microwave facilities, nine of which appear
to be part of the main line and four of which probably are not. Several
towers previously reported as part of the micro ave facilities probably
are oil well derricks.
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A review of the most recent) (photography that covers the entire 25X1
area has revealed that a microwave line exists
from Chistopol east to Chishmy, in an area centered approximately 150
nautical miles (nm) southeast of Kazan, USSR. Locations of the nine facil-
ities, which are part of the relay line are shown in Figure 1 (items 1-9).
Previously, 18 microwave facilities had been reported as forming a relay
line from Sobolekovo to Chishmy, but reanalysis indicates that nine of the
towers sighted probably are oil well derricks.
In addition, microwave facilities at Kargoli and Shchegurcha (items
10 and 11) are approximately parallel to the main line. These facilities
are associated with oil pumping stations and probably control part of a
series of pipeline pumping stations. The stations at Sheremetyevka and
Sobolekovo (items 12 and 13) probably are part of a branch microwave line
and may be designed to serve an area being built up with new industrial
complexes.
The photography, although of small scale, was of good interpretability.
The small scale of the photography precluded description of electronics
equipment by size, type, and orientation.
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF MICROWAVE RELAY FACILITIES, CHISTOPOL - CHISHMY
AREA, USSR.
Chistopol Microwave Facility
55-2i-40N 050-40-20E
This secured facility (i.nset, Figure l) is 1.5 nautical miles(nm)west of
Chistopol. It contains a single microwave tower-, a control building, and
a support, building.
Lenino Microwave Facility
55-11-59N 051-1~-5')E
This facility is secured and consists of a microwave tower, one control
building, and one support bui' dinng. It is 0.5 tun west of Lenino.
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Yusupkino Microwave Facility
55-03-20N 051-42-45E
This secured facility, 1 nm west of Yusupkino, consists of a microwave
tower, a control building, and a support building.
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Vasilyevka Microwave Facility
54-44-40N 052-16-OOF
This facility is 10 nm south of Almetyevsk. The area is secured and
contains a microwave tower, a control building, and a support building.
5. Leninogorsk Microwave Facility
54-34-30N 052-24-DOE
Located at the western edge of Leninogorsk, this secured area contains a
microwave tower, a control building, and four support buildings.
6. Bugulma Microwave Facility
54-30-50N 052-48-10E
The secured area at the south edge of Bugulma contains a microwave tower,
one control building, and two support buildings.
7. Tuymazy Microwave Facility
54-37-ION 053-44-30E
The secured facility contains a microwave tower, a control building, and
a support building. It is 1.5 nm northeast of Tuymazy.
Starosanny Microwave Facility
54-4o-loN o54-47-30E
An oil pipeline pumping station has an inner area, separately secured,
containing a self-supporting lattice microwave tower and a control
building.
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Chishmy Microwave Facility NW
5)- .L +-00N 055-11-30E
This facility is approximately 11. nm northwest of Chishmy. The area is
secured and contains or. self-supporting microwave tower, one control
building, and one support building. It is located on a POL pipeline.
10. Kargali Possible Microwave Facility
55-ll-1+0N 050-52-05E
An oil pipeline pumping station contains a, secured area with a possible
microwave tower and a control building. It is located 1.5 nm southwest of
Kargali.
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11. Shchegurcha Microwave Facility
55-03-30N 051-31+-OOE
This secured facility Js, on an oil pipeline 1 run north of hchegurcha and
contains a microwave tower with a control building.
. Sheremetyevka Microwave Facility
99-2-~-20N 05l-31+-11-0E
This secured facility is 0.5 nm northeast of Sheremetyevka. It contains a
microwave tower, a control building, and a support building.
13. Sobolekovo Microwave Facility
S~_~Q-20N 091-50-00E
This secured facility is 2 nm northeast of Sobolekovo.It contains a single
microwave tower, a control building, and a support building.
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