NEW ANALYSIS OF THE PE-EL-02 ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN THE USSR (TSR)

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March 1, 1978

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Top Secret NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER PHOTOGRAPHIC I NTERPRETATION REPORT NEW ANALYSIS OF THE PE-EL-02 ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN THE USSR (TSR) Top Secret MARCH 1978 Copy 113 PI R-013/78 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Top Secret RUFF NEW ANALYSIS OF THE PE-EL-02 ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN THE USSR (TSR) 1. (TSR) The PE-EL-02 antenna, primarily associated with the type III-X launch control facility (LCF; Table 1), is a guyed mast approximately 26 meters high with a 9-meter vertical ap- pendage (boom or spar) rather than an inclined appendage as previously reported.' The 9-meter vertical appendage may support antenna elements or may be the antenna itself. 2. (TSR) In a raised position (Figure 1), the mast supporting the appendage is tilted from the vertical, making the angle between the mast and the vertical appendage less than 180 degrees. The angle between the mast and the gin pole is slightly greater than 90 degrees. In the lowered position (Figure 2), the mast is horizontal while the 9-meter appendage appears to be tilted slightly upward. 3. (TSR) The off-vertical configuration of the supporting mast may allow the antenna to be raised and lowered automatically from the type III-X command and control silo, since the mast is lowered simultaneously with the release of tension from the lifting cable. 4. (TSR) If the PE-EL-02 is an omnidirectional antenna, the LCF would have a link to the other LCFs as well as to the command post bunker and alternate command post bunker. Table 7. Location and Construction Chronology of the PE-EL-02 Antenna This table in its entirety is classified TOP SECRET RUFF Dombarovskiy LCF FF Imeni Gastello LCF BB Kartaly LCF CC Post Bunker Kostroma LCF II Uzhur LCF DD L Yedrovo LCF PP Yoshkar-Ola LCF B ** Zhanqiz-Tobe LCF BB Zhangiz-Tube LCF CC " i he antenna is complete but is not in a raised position (see Figure 2). This is not a III-X launch control facility. DOCUMENT 1. NPIC.SR-022/78, New Type of Antenna Identified at Tvpe III-X Launch Control Facilities in the USSR (TSR), Mar 78 (TO}' SECRET RUFF Top Secret 25X1 25X1 7-)( 1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6 Top Secret Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010055-6