SINGLE-BAY GARAGE FOR PROBABLE MOBILE MISSILE DEPLOYMENT IN THE USSR

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May 1, 1977

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 PHOTOGRAPHIC I NTERPRETATION REPORT NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER SINGLE-BAY GARAGE FOR PROBABLE MOBILE MISSILE DEPLOYMENT IN THE USSR copy 13 3 PI R-009/77 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions 25X1 DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS 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 ... Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 SINGLE-BAY GARAGE FOR PROBABLE MOBILE MISSILE DEPLOYMENT IN THE USSR INTRODUCTION 1. Since November 1975, the Soviets have embarked upon a major construction effort probably in anticipation of mobile missile deployment. Construction has been identified at five deployed launch sites-Konkovichi MRBM Launch Site 1 Launch Site 2 rovyanaya ICBM Launc and Novosibirsk ICBM Launch Site been observed at Plesetsk Missile/Space Test Center (PM Missile/Space 'l'est Center (KYMSTC, h Sites 3 and 4 STC, Kozhanovichi MRBM Construction has also and Kapustin Yar 2. Of approximately 77 buildings constructed since November 1975, four distinct types have been identified-an 11-bay garage; a three-bay garage; an open-sided shed; and an unusually con- figured drive-in, single-bay garage with a roof that can be opened (Figure 1). This report describes only the drive-in, single-bay garage and includes a table and five annotated photographs. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 BASIC DESCRIPTION 3. Since April 1976, 19 single-bay garages have been completed-seven at Konkovichi MRBM Launch Site 1, six at Kozhanovichi MRBM Launch Site 2, and six at Drovyanaya ICBM Launch Site 4. 26 additional, single-bay garage foundations have been identified-three at 25X1 Drovyanaya ICBM Launch Site 4, nine at Drovyanaya ICBM Launch Site 3, nine at Novosibirsk ICBM Launch Site 2, two at Konkovichi MRBM Launch Site 1, and three at Kozhanovichi MRBM Launch Site 2 (Table 1). No single-bay garages with a sliding-roof capability exist at either Plesetsk or Kapustin Yar test centers. 4. The single-bay garage (Figure 2) has been assembled in a period 25X1 of seven days after the foundation has been completed. Garage materials arrive at a complex sup- port facility via rail concurrently with construction of the foundations and are shipped to the site via truck. 5. Each garage foundation consists of 14 precast concrete foundation blocks, 15 interconnec- ting precast foundation braces, and nine concrete paving blocks (Figure 3). Each garage foundation is connected to a main access road by a hardstand, also constructed with concrete paving blocks. 6. The five major prefabricated components of the single-bay garage consist of four cornerpost supports, six wall/roof support stanchions, two stationary roof-end sections, eight sliding-roof sec- tions, and wall sections (Figure 4). The short construction cycle and the prefabricated garage materials suggest that each component is constructed of light corrugated steel. The only facility currently identified as producing and transshipping these prefabricated garage components is Bryansk Guided Missile Support Plant 2 25X1 7. The unique feature of the single-bay garage is i s s idin -roof ability. Currently, only eight garages have a confirmed sliding-roof capability. caoverage of Drovyanaya 25X1 ICBM Launch Site 4, the roof on a single-bay garage was in the open position, creating an opening The mechanism that slides the roof sections open maybe housed in each of the 25X1 stationary roof-end sections (Figure 5). 8. The single-bay garage is capable of housing either the resupply vehicle or the transporter- erector-launcher loaded with an SS-X-16/-20 missile canister. The sliding roof on the single-bay garage could allow routine/nonperiodic checkout or maintenance of an erected SS-X-16/-20 missile canister while it is inside the garage. In an emergency, a missile could probably be fired from the garage, which would thus serve as a launch position. REQUIREMENT Project 14347ONN -1- Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Konkovichi 7 Complete Launch Site 1 Kozhanovichi 6 Complete Launch Site 2 Number of Construction Buildings Status Drovyanaya 6 Complete Launch Site 4 Drovyanaya Launch Site 3 9 prob 9 prob 6 Novosibirsk Launch Site 2 Plesetsk ICBM Launch Test Site 4 Plesetsk ICBM Launch Test Site 7 Roof Vents It cannot be determined how these 7 garages interconnect by cable trenching to other garages at the launch site; none of the single- bay garages has a confirmed sliding-roof capability; 2 additional foundations for prob single-bay garages completed Only 2 have confirmed sliding-roof capability; 3 additional foundations for prob single-bay garages completed All six single-bay garages have confirmed sliding- roof capability; shed-type personnel shelters constructed along the sides of all 6 single-bay garages;3 additional foundations for prob single- 3 of 9 single-bay foundations have smaller foundations for attached personnel sheds 2 of 9 single-bay foundations have smaller foundations for attached personnel sheds Garages not constructed to have a sliding roof 25X1,1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010009-7 Q Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 List of Conversion Factors by Classification UNITS OF LENGTH UNITS OF MASS MILLIMETERS 0.0394 INCHES IF YOU HAVE KILOGRAMS MULTIPLY BY TO OBTAIN 2.2046 POUNDS(AVOIR.) CENTIMETERS 0.3937 INCHES POUNDS(AVOIR.) 0.4536 KILOGRAMS INCHES 25.4000 MILLIMETERS SHORT TONS 0.9072 METRIC TONS INCHES 2.5400 CENTIMETERS METRIC TONS 1.1023 SHORT TONS FEET 0.3048 METERS METRIC TONS 0.9842 LONG TONS FEET 0.0003 KILOMETERS LONG TONS 1.0160 METRIC TONS YARDS 0.9144 METERS METERS 3.2808 FEET METERS 0.0005 MILES(NAUTICAL) METERS 1.0936 YARDS UNITS OF VOLUME KILOMETERS 3280.8400 FEET KILOMETERS 0.6214 MILES(STATUTE) KILOMETERS 0.5400 MILES(NAUTICAL) LITERS 0.2642 GALLONS MILES(STATUTE) 1.6093 KILOMETERS LITERS 0.0063 BARRELS(POL) MILES(NAUTICAL) 6076.1154 FEET LITERS 0.0010 CUBIC METERS MILESINAUTICAL) 1.8520 KILOMETERS GALLONS 3.7854 LITERS MILESINAUTICAL) 1852.0000 METERS GALLONS 0.1337 CUBIC FEET GALLONS 0.0238 BARRELSIPOL) CUBIC METERS GALLONS 0.0038 BUSHELS 0.0352 CUBIC METERS UNITS OF AREA CUBIC FEET 7.4805 GALLONS IF YOU HAVE MUL TIPLY BY TO OBTAIN CUBIC FEET 0.1781 BARRELS(POL) CUBIC FEET 0.0283 CUBIC METERS SQUARE CENTIMETERS 0.1550 SQUARE INCHES CUBIC YARDS 0.7646 CUBIC METERS SQUARE INCHES 6.4516 SQUARE CENTIMETERS BARRELS(POL) 158.9873 LITERS SQUARE FEET 0.0929 SQUARE METERS BARRELS(POL) 42.0000 GALLONS SQUARE YARDS 0.8361 SQUARE METERS BARRELS(POL) 5.6146 CUBIC FEET SQUARE METERS 10.7639 SQUARE FEET BARRELS(POL) 0.1590 CUBIC METERS SQUARE METERS 1.1960 SQUARE YARDS CUBIC METERS 1000.0000 LITERS SQUARE METERS 1.0000 CENTARES CUBIC METERS 264.1721 GALLONS SQUARE METERS 0.0002 ACRES CUBIC METERS 35.3147 CUBIC FEET SQUARE METERS 0.0001 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 28.3776 BUSHELS ACRES 4046.8564 SQUARE METERS CUBIC METERS 6.2898 BARRELS(POL) ACRES 0.4047 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 1.3080 CUBIC YARDS HECTARES 10000.0000 SQUARE METERS HECTARES 2.4711 ACRES Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7 Top Secret Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/04/13: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010009-7