TEST PREPARATIONS PAVLOGRAD SOLID MOTOR TEST FACILITY, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000100270003-1

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December 28, 2016

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March 14, 2011

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Publication Date:

September 9, 1983

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100270003-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100270003-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100270003-1 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of Copy Z-15032/83 - ------- "'.". "" NPIC/PEG (9/83) TEST PREPARATIONS PAVLOGRAD SOLID MOTOR TEST FACILITY, USSR 1. SIGNIFICANCE: SIMULATED HIGH ALTITUDE TEST PREPARATIONS ARE CONTINUING AT THE HORIZONTAL TEST POSITION. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: A PROBABLE TEST ARTICLE IS AT THE THRUST BLOCK BENEATH TWO CANVAS-COVERED HOLD DOWN RINGS, AND FOUR OF THE FIVE DIFFUSER SEGMENTS ARE IN THE TEST AREA BUT NOT CONNECTED. THE PRESENCE OF THE DIFFUSER SEGMENTS INDICATES THAT AN UPPER STAGE SOLID MOTOR FOR A STRATEGIC MISSILE WILL SOON BE TESTED. THESE PREPARATIONS HAD BEGUN WHEN A HOLD DOWN 25X1 RING WAS IN PLACE NEXT TO THE THRUST 25X1 BLOCK. ON THAT DATE, ALL OF THE DIFFUSER SEGMENTS WERE IN THE NORMAL STORAGE AREA. THIS TEST ACTIVITY MAY BE RELATED TO THE SS-X-24 SOLID PROPELLANT STRATEGIC MISSILE CURRENTLY IN EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TESTING. (SWN) COORDINATES 48-26-OON 035-58-23E 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 2011/03/14: CIA-RDP91T00712R000100270003-1 25X1 25X1