SOVIET NAVAL MISSILE STATIC TEST FACILITIES

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1979
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
BASIC
IMAGERY
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
SOVIET NAVAL MISSILE STATIC
TEST FACILITIES (S)
STRATEGIC WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
USSR
JUNE 1979
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UTM COORDINATES
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sile Static Test Facilities
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
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CATEGORY
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BE NO.
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COMIREX NO.
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DMA. SIG, Series 1505. Sheet NP 35. 36-15. 2r] Pd- Nov 77 cra1P 1.9F(1 000 (SF.rRFT/R .1
Geographic Category BE No COMIREX NIETB
Coordinates No (MRN) No
Leningrad Solid Motor 60-12-50N 030-42-18E
Test Facility 2
Leningrad Solid Motor 60-15-33N 030-44-40E
Test Facility 3
ABSTRACT
1. (TSR) This report describes activity observed at Leningrad Solid Motor Test
Facilities 2 and 3. The current reporting periods for Test re
the informa-
tion cu o date, respectively. This report also updates the relevant portions, describing
these facilities, of NPIC repor
2. (TSR) Between August 1974 and mid-1976, test positions 2, 3, and 4 at Test
Facility 2 were dismantled and replaced by test position 6. During the current reporting
period, activity at the facility was seen primarily at test position 6. Since its apparent
completion in 1976, the test position has undergone a number of changes which may
indicate different test phases or programs involving new technologies.
3. (TSR) A modified version of the SS-N-12 missile system is being tested at Test
Facility 3. This facility has also been involved in the testing of a new and/or modified
weapon system. Testing of the SA-N-1/SA-3 missile system has apparently ended.
4. (U) This report contains a location map, a table, and seven photographs.
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BASIC DESCRIPTION
5. (TSR) Leningrad Solid Motor Test Facilities 2 and 3 (Figure 1) have, in the past,
been involved in the static testing of solid propellant motors for new and/or modified
weapon systems; in some cases, the facilities have been involved in testing the same
missile system. This report describes current test activity and physical changes observed
at these facilities during the reporting periods. The current reporting periods for Test
Facilities 2 and 3 are
the information cutoff date, respectively. This report also updates
the relevant portions, describing these facilities, of a previous NPIC report.'
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Sergeye LENINGRAD
SOLID MOTOR
TEST FACILITY 3
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SOLID MOTOR
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Leningrad Solid Motor Test Facility 2
6. (TSR) During the reporting period, activity at Test Facility 2 (Figure 2) was seen
primarily at test position 6. This test position is double-fence secured and has been under-
going construction and modifications since 1974. The precise function of the test position
has not yet been determined, but its design suggests activity other than that of static
testing of solid propellant motors.
7. (TSR) Between August 1974 and mid-1976, the Soviets dismantled test positions
2, 3, and 4. They were replaced by a single test position, designated test position 6 (Figure
3 and Table 1), which is unique in design to the USSR. Test position 6 consists of a
revetted hardstand with a small building, a shelter, a set of tracks, optical positions, and a
conduit situated on the hardstand. The conduit is L-shaped and extends from the small
building through the revetment wall to a laboratory. The laboratory is parallel to the
revetment wall and is connected by a pipeline to a support building. Pressure bottles have
been seen stored horizontally in front of the support building, which is adjacent to a
storage tank. A revetted explosives storage building and seven other support buildings are
also within test position 6.
8. (TSR) The test position has undergone a number of changes since its apparent
completion in 1976. Figure 3 shows the configuration of the test position as of Q
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activity is unknown, it may be an indication of different test phases or of programs
involving new technologies.
9. (TSR) No significant activity was observed at test positions 1 and 5 or in the
structural test area (Figure 2) during the reporting period. The double fencing around two
control bunkers has been removed and the ordnance witness panel has been dismantled,
further suggesting that test position 6 will be the center of activity.
Leningrad Solid Motor. Test Facility 3
10. (TSR) Leningrad Solid Motor Test Facility 3 (Figure 8) has been actively in-
volved in propulsion testing of a modified SS-N-12 missile system since October 1976.'
On that date, an SS-N-12 missile airframe and missile crates were observed in the facility.
The airframe was at test position 4 where it was apparently undergoing an integrated
airframe/propulsion test phase. Test position 4 was the primary site of test activity at the
facility from 1976 through January 1978. By March, testing within the facility had been
shifted to test position 2, a static test position for boosters and/or sustainer motors. The
shift in test locations suggests that problems may have developed in the integrated test
phase which require a more extensive component test program. Upon resolution of these
problems, testing would be expected to be resumed at test position 4. An indication of this
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was seen onl I On that date, snow had been selectively removed from the test 25X1
cell - a procedure that was used in a previous test conducted at test position 2. It cannot
be determined at what stage of development the modified SS-N-12 missile system is, but
successful completion of the integrated test phase would make the missile system available
for flight testing at launch facility A, Nenoksa Naval Missile Test Center 25X1
11. (TSR) Also at Test Facility 3, an canister was seen adjacent to 25X1
the assembly/checkout building in September 1978. There were no distinguishable mark-
ings on the canister, but its size was comparable to that of a canister for the SS-N-15, an
antisubmarine warfare (ASW) weapon. If the canister is for the SS-N-15, then its arrival at
a research and development propulsion static test facility would indicate that the propul-
sion system for the weapon system has apparently been modified.
12. (TSR) The testing of components of the SA-N-1/SA-3 missile system at Test
Facility 3 has apparently ended. The missile canister for the system(s), initially seen here
in mid-1976, has not been seen since mid-1978, suggesting that the SA-N-1/SA-3 test
program has been concluded.
(TSR) All applicable KEYHOLE imagery acquired through
was used in the preparation of this report.
1. NPIC.I I RCA-09/0022/77, Developments at Soviet Solid Propellant Research and Devel-
opment Facilities (TSR), Sep 78 (TOP SECRET
ary 1977, Apr 77 (TOP SECRET
1977-March 1978 (S), Jul 78 (TOP SECRET
COMIREX J02
Project 290013DJ
(S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome.
Soviet Strategic Forces Division, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC,
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