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SILO/MISSILE SYSTEM CHECKOUT ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 22, USSR

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CREST [1]
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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP90T00784R000100070002-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 4, 2011
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2
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Publication Date: 
December 15, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100070002-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100070002-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100070002-6 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of i Copy Attachment to Z-11776/82 NPIC/PEG (12/82) SILO/MISSILE SYSTEM CHECKOUT ACTIVITY PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 22, USSR 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: SILO/MISSILE SYSTEM CHECKOUT ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS. THIS ACTIVITY COULD BE EITHER PRELAUNCH ASSOCIATED OR ADDITIONAL SILO/MISSILE SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY TESTING. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: APPROXIMATELY TEN VEHICLES ARE ON THE SILO APRON NEAR THE CLOSED SILO DOOR. A DOOR POCKET INSERT AND AN APERTURE COVER, BOTH ON FLATBED TRUCKS, ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE VEHICLES. THIS SITE WAS LAST SEEN AND NO ACTIVITY WAS PRESENT. THE TYPE OF VEHICLES PRESENT AND THEIR POSITIONING ARE SIMILAR To ACTTVTTY SEEN AT PLESETSK ICBM LAUNCH TEST SITE 28 BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 1982 WHICH CULMINATED IN THE INITIAL LAUNCH OF A NEW SOLID PROPELLANT ICBM FROM PLESETSK, POSSIBLY FROM SILO 28A, IN OCTOBER 1982. 3.I I COORDINATES 62-53-16N 041-45-30E COMMENTS AND OUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO 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 SECRET - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100070002-6
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