MOBILE ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 5, USSR

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP82T00709R000200230001-0

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December 28, 2016

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June 21, 2010

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July 8, 1982

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/21: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200230001-0 Iq Next 2 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/21: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200230001-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/21: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200230001-0 TOP SECRET RUFF Page 1 of 1 Copy (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER MOBILE ICBM ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 5, USSR 1. (TSR) SIGNIFICANCE: CIRCULAR MARKINGS BEING INSTALLED AT TWO LAUNCH REFERENCE POSITIONS (LRP) MAY SERVE AN ALIGNMENT FUNCTION FOR A TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER (TEL) ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED MOBILE MISSILE SYSTEM. 2. (TSR) REMARKS: TWO WHITE CIRCULAR MARKINGS, POSSIBLY SERVING ALI ALIGNMENT FUNCTION, HAVE NSTALLED/APPLIED ON THE PAVED ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY IN FRONT OF TWO OF THE 25X1 12 LRP'S. EACH CIRCULAR t1ARKING HAS A DIAGONAL LINE ACROSS THE CENTER AND APPEARS.TO BE FLUSH WITH THE PAVEMENT. THE MARKINGS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TEL TO THE LRP AND MAY BE THE ACTUAL ERECTING POSITION OF THE MISSILE CANISTER. THE MARKINGS WERE INSTALLED/APPLIED BETWEEN AND 9F) X1 IN ADDITION, THE SIDES OF THE 2-METER SQUARE LRP 25X1 BOXES ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY ALTERED. EACH LRP APPEARS TO HAVE A WHITE TRIM, AND ONE LRP HAS A VERTICAL OBJECT PROTRUDING FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX. (TSR) THE 12 LRP AT PLESETSK LAUNCH TEST SITE 5 WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN JULY 1976 AND JANUARY 1978. NO MARKINGS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN OBSERVED AT THESE LRP OR ANY OF THE REMAINING 30 LRP AT THREE OTHER MOBILE MISSILE FACILITIES AT PLESETSK. 3.I ` COORDINATES 63-03-20N 040-57-19E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical 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. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 25X1 25X1 NPIC/PEG (7/82) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/21: CIA-RDP82T00709R000200230001-0