PROBABLE LAUNCH FAILURE TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITE A1, USSR

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CREST [1]

Collection:

NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP84T00171R000200860001-6

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RIPPUB

Original Classification:

T

Document Page Count:

4

Document Creation Date:

December 28, 2016

Document Release Date:

January 25, 2012

Sequence Number:

1

Case Number:

Publication Date:

September 27, 1983

Content Type:

REPORT

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6 1 U 1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000200860001-6 DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000200860001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6 n r V A TOP SECRET 25X1 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy PROBABLE LAUNCH FAILURE TYURATAM SPACE LAUNCH SITE-7 , USSR 1. SIGNIFICANCE: EVIDENCE OF A PROBABLE SL-04 LAUNCH FAILURE IS OBSERVED. (TSR) 2. REMAR - ICLE, ERECTED ON THE LAUNCH PAD AT Al IS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE SERVICE/SUPPORT ARMS AT THE LAUNCH PAD ARE IN THE LOWERED POSITION AND THE OVERALL LAUNCH PAD AREA AND FLAME BUCKET ARE HEAVILY DARKENED. NUMEROUS PIECES OF PROBABLE DEBRIS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT. A RECOVERY AREA FOR THE PROBABLE SOYUZ SPACECRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 2 NM EAST NORTHEAST OF LAUNCH SITE Al. THE PROBABLE SOYUZ SPACECRAFT, PARTIAL REMNANTS OF THE ESCAPE TOWER, ONE HOOK AND THREE HIP HELICOPTERS, A SPECIAL RECOVERY VEHICLE, AND ONE BUS ARE AT THE RECOVERY AREA. (SWN) 25X1 COORDINATES 45-55-12N 063-20-33E These notes have been orepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for derailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared fo and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. TOP SECRET 25X1 NPIC/PEG (9/83) 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200860001-6