PETROVSKIY IRBM LAUNCH SITE USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP78T05929A000700060023-3

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January 4, 2017

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Publication Date:

March 21, 1965

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REPORT

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For Release 2007/04124 ~,, r; PETROVSKIY IRBM LAUNCH SITE USSR 1, REVEALED A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TYPE IV (HA.RD IRBM) LAUNCH SITE IN MID-STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION 7 NM SOUTHWEST OF PET- ROVSKIY. GROUND SCARRING WAS OBSERVED IN THE AREA ON~ 2. REVEALED THE SITE WAS STILL IN MID-STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. 3, VEALED THE 3 SILOS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTROL BUNKER WITH CONDUIT LEADING TO ONE OF THE FORWARD SILOS, AND 2 PROBABLE DISPOSAL TANKS CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE CONTROL BUNKER BY A CONDUIT. FIVE "CIRCULAR TANKS" SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN ATOP THE SILO COVERS AT KARA BA.BAU LAUNCH SITE 2 WERE OBSERVED IN A ROW ALONG THE SECURITY FENCE. TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE AND ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ACCESS ROAD, >+, REVEALED THE LAUNCH SITE TO BE COMPLETE. THE COMPLETED RIM FACILITY A MISSILE HOLD BUILDING, AND AN ADDITIONAL DRIVE-IN BUILDING. THE SILO COVERS WERE PULLED BACK. THE DUMMY TANKS WERE STILL PRESENT. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. ~~~~ 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 2 Page proved For Release 2007/04124 CIA-R ~ TAP SECR~r Page / ~~~~ 5~ REVEALED NO CHANGES. 25X1 6. THIS MISSION REVEALS THE COMPLETED LAUNCH AREA CONSISTS OF A HARD LAUNCH SITE, A RIM FACILITY, AND A SITE SUPPORT FACILITY. THE LAUNCH SITE IS DOUBLE-FENCED AND CONTAINS THREE SILOS, EACH IN THE CLOSED POSITION. ON EACH OF THE 3 SILO COVERS IS A CYLINDRICAL, CONICAL- TOP OBJECT RESEMBLING A POL STORAGE TANK. IN A FOURTH POSITION, COMPLETING A SQUARE WITH THE 3 SILO POSITIONS, IS A SMALLER TANK- LIKE OBJECT. THREE SIMILAR TANK-LIKE OBJECTS ARE ARRANGED IN A ROW IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE 2 EASTERN SILOS. SEVERAL UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES ARE ON THE SITE LOOP ROAD PATTERN. APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FT NORTH OF THE LAUNCH SITE IS A COMPLETED RIM FACILITY CONSISTING OF A SEPARATELY FENCED CLASS B WARHEAD FACILITY AND 2 LARGE DRIVE-IN BUILDINGS POSITIONED AT THE ENDS OF A COMMON DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 600 FT. APART. A THIRD SMALLER DRIVE-IN BUILDING, 600 FT. SOUTH IS MOUNDED. SEVERAL OTHER SMALL BUILDINGS ARE WITHIN THE RIM FACILITY. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid ~/ only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. 25X1 5 riaH )7104. NALiONRI PHOLOGRAPHiC iNiFRPRFi AiION CENLER IRBM LAUNCH SITE PETROVSKIY, USSR 50-OON 56-58E f 7 v , 1+~ ~. �c~C` t F t _ TANK-LINE OBIECTS ~~~ ;! '��r BUMMY.LINE TANK ATOP SILO CBYER Y~ j ~ p. ' TANK{INE OBIECT ~' � I ~ } ~`` I ~ A ~~I T }r ~"+. ti ~. ~t~~~. ,~ + ~ , '; � ~y A4 N F~ L ~5 1 iAXNS ATOP SILO CBYERS Y .v1 ~-`�+ [ � w, . ~; ~-~ ," �~ ._, `~- ~ r i i- ~. C = C~ ~ t.