MISSION 1046-2, SINGLE-SILO DEPLOYMENT YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP78T05929A003100010002-4

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December 28, 2016

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July 13, 2009

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April 5, 1968

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Approved For Release 2009/07/13 : CIA-RDP78T05929A003100010002-4 TOP SECRET RUFF REFERENCE TO: MISSION 1046-2, SINGLE-SILO DEPLOYMENT YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM COMPLEX, USSR ALL KNOWN COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX ARE COVERED ALLOWING AN OVERALL VIEW OF SINGLE- SILO DEPLOYMENT AT THIS COMPLEX; TWO PROBABLE LAUNCH SITES ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED. THE COMPLEX IS LOCATED GENERALLY EAST OF THE CITY OF YOSHKAR-OLA, APPROXIMATELY 400 NM ENE OF MOSCOW. THE SITES ARE OF AN UNDETERMINED 25X1 TYPE; NONE EXHIBITS THE TYPICAL SIGNATURE OR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER TYPE IIIC OR TYPE IIID SINGLE- SILO LAUNCH SITES. YCSHKAR-OLA IS THE EIGHTEENTH ICBM COM- PLEX IN THE USSR AT WHICH SINGLE-SILO 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 re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. TOP SECRET RUFF DEPLOYMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. PRIOR TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF SINGLE-SILO DEPLOY- MENT, THE COMPLEX CONTAINED SIX SOFT LAUNCH SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SS-7 ICBM (THREE TYPE IIB AND THREE TYPE IID). TO DATE, 17 SINGLE-SILO LAUNCH SITES (2 OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED PROBABLE) AND TWO LAUNCH CONTROL FACILITIES (7A AND 22B) HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. PROBABLE SITE 28 PROBABLE SITE 29 25X1 25X1 These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not he 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 re porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief. Collateral Support Division, NPIC. Approved For Release 2009/07/13 : CIA-RDP78TO5929AO03100010002-4 TOP SECRET RUFF 8, DIMENSIONS SPECIFICATIONS: NONE 5 April 1968 Page 3 9. MISSION READOUT: ALL KNOWN COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX ARE COVERED, THIS INCLUDES TWO NEWLY IDENTIFIED LAUNCH SITES OF AN UNDETERMINED TYPE, DESIGNATED PROBABLE SITES 28 AND 29. SITE 21 IS NO LONGER CON- SIDERED A VALID SITE AND IS BEING DROPPED FROM NPIC LISTINGS; PROBABLE SITE 24 IS NOW CONFIRMED. EXPANSION OF THE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POINT IS OBSERVED TOWARD THE COMPLEX MAIN ROAD TO INCLUDE FIVE BUILDINGS AND SCARRING FOR ADDI- TIONAL BUILDINGS, PROBABLE SITE 28 CAN BE NEGATED BOTH SITES ARE IN AN UNDETERMINED 25X1 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 re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief. Collateral Support Division, NPIC. Approved For Release 2009/07/13 CIA-RDP78T05929A003100010002-4 r. SINGLE SILO DEPLOYMENT