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August 1963
LAUNCH COMPLEXES C AND H
TYURA TAM MISSILE TEST CENTER,
USSR
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LAUNCH COMPLEXES C AND H
TYURA TAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR
Launch Complex C (45-57N 63-39E) is area (Figures 2 and 3). The rail spur into the
located 25 nautical miles (nm) northeast of the launch area appears to have had very little or
Support Base and 15 nm east of Launch Com- no use since the construction of the complex
plex A (Figure 1). It consists of aroad-served was completed. The main approach roads and
launch area and arail- and road-served support the long axes of the pads are oriented on an
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25X1 D azimuth of
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Two significant features were evident in
the construction timing sequence of Complex C.
These were the identification of the first road
25X1D mobile system (pads C1 andC2),observedunder
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
construction on
and the expansion of the complex for a third
pad (C3), begun sometime between
Pads C1 and C2 were the prototypes and
the signatures for the deployed soft ICBM site
identified at Yurya in
and subsequently designated a Type II site..
This report supplements existing studies, em-
phasizing facilities not covered in detail pre-
viously, and reviewing some of the more signifi-
cant items: ,
Little or no change has taken place in the
area of the two original launch pads (C 1 and C2)
since At that -time the launch ? 25X1 D
area measured approximately 2,500 by 2,400
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CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
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130 X 40~
25X1 D
25X1 D
feet and consisted of aheart-shaped road pattern,
a rail spur, 2 pads, a bunker, 4 buildings, and
2 buried tanks. The two borrow pits, and the
structure between them for loading earth fill
into trucks, are still evident inside the loop road.
Two vehicle/equipment parking areas, located in
the southwest corner of the fenced area, have
been added since
Construction of the two missile-ready build-
ings serving the complex, located in the support
area southwest of the launch area, was begun
sometime between
- They are situated east of the assembly
and checkout building, and measure about 150 by
90 feet. Launch Area A at Yurya (Figure 4) is a
good example of this remote positioning of
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BLDGS
50' X 90'
missile-ready buildings at a deployed site. The
drive-through missile-ready buildings identified
on photo coverages of Launch Area B at Yurya,
Areas B and C at Verkhnyaya Salda, and Area A
at Plesetsk are located closer (approximately
900 feet) to the pads. The configuration of pads
and ready buildings at these five launch areas
has been designated Type II (Mod a). Another
variation of the Type II site, with drive-in
rather than drive-through missile-ready build-
ings, has the ready buildings separated and in
line with the pad; this configuration has been
designated Type II (Mod b).
The launch area was expanded approxi-
mately 1,000 feet eastward between -
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The first evidence of construction of pad
25X1 D C3 was observed on the coverage,
but poor photo quality and snow precluded de-
25X1 D tailed interpretation. Photography of ~
25X1 D provided the first good indica-
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
tion of the four buildings which are located along
the offset road between pads C2 and C3. These
four buildings have a north/south alignment
west of the offset road. Identification of several
deployed sites of this signature shows that the
buildings may be to either side of the road.
Launch Site A at Kostroma (Figure 5) is a good
example of a deployed site of this signature.
Photography of
was of fair-to-poor
quality and provided little additional data on the
complex. A missile erected on pad C2 and at
least seven vehicles in the pad area were
identified on photography of
. The configuration of pad C3,
with the erector/launcher on the pad, could be
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identified also. Only minor additions or changes
could be observed in the complex generally. A
Y-shaped pattern observed behind pad C2 on
- was probably an open trench; the 25X1 D
pattern did not appear on coverage of - 25X1 D
At least three buildings 25X1 D
could be identified under construction in the
southwest corner of the support area in- 25X1 D
~, and at least nine other buildings could 25X1 D
be identified in that area on photography of
The construction
timing indicates that these buildings are prob-
ably associated with Launch Complex H.
The most significant items identified on
were two new canted buildings 25X1 D
located on the east side of pad C2. The build-
ings measure about 90 by 30 feet and are canted
at angles of about 45 and 135 degrees to the pad.
A similar structure appeared to be under con-
struction inside of and near the north end of pad
C3. None of these structures was present in
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25X1 D
25X1 D
Possible construction of this
type of canted building has also been observed at
deployed sites at Drovyanaya, Sites C (Figure 6)
and D, and Verkhnyaya Salda, Sites H and I.
Although the buildings could not be identified
at the deployed sites, clearings canted at or near
the proper angles were identified. The canted
buildings are a further modification of Type II
sites designated Mod c. Additional minor
variations have been observed both at Complex C
and at a number of deployed Type II sites. No
major changes could be observed at Launch
Complex C on photography of
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.electronics facility (Figure 7), which are prob-
FIGURE 6. LAUNCH SITE C, DROVYANAYA,
Launch Complex H (45-58N 63-41E), identi-
fied in is located
27 nm northeast of the Support Base and 2 nm
east of Launch ComplexC (Figure 1). It includes
a rail- and road-served launch area and an
ably served by the support area at Launch
Complex C. The complex was in an early stage
of construction in -and the type of site
could not be determined.
There was no evidence of construction in
25X1 D the launch area and only a few old trails were
25X1 D
? 25X1 D
with the main road between Launch Complexes
B, C, and D, had also been constructed. The
rail spur terminates at a large, irregular-
shaped, shallow excavation near the center of
the launch area. The excavation contains two
small structures or buildings; one appears to
apparent on photography of
By
a rail spur had been constructed into the
launch area from the support area at Complex C.
A hard-surfaced road, connecting the launch area
be rectangular and the other is nearly square.
Two smaller, nearly rectangular, excavations
also appear in the launch area. No launch
pads or silos can be identified. Eight large
buildings, one of which is still under construc-
tion, and three smaller buildings are located
within the launch area. Four large buildings.
at the north end of the area form an uneven
cross, with an unidentified object at the inter-
section of projected lines between opposite
buildings. The launch area is not fenced.
A triangular-shaped secured area one nm
southeast of the launch area encloses .an
L-shaped probable interferometer in an early
stage of construction. Only one leg of the facility,
1,200 feet long, is visible and the location of the
other leg can be determined only from ground
scarring. At the intersection of the two legs
there appears to be a small shallow excavation.
No buildings are apparent in the area.
The probable support area for Launch Com-
plex His 3 nm southwest of the launch area,
just south of the housing area in the support area
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for Launch Complex C. Construction timing
features of the support area suggest its associa-
tion with Complex H.. In
_ there was no evidence of construction in
the support area, but three buildings were under
construction in
the area contained
an increased amount of open storage; 11 large
storage/barracks buildings, two of which were
under construction; and two small buildings at
the end of .the rail spurs. An increase in ma-
terial in the open storage area that supported
Complex C during construction also indicated
the same area was being used to support
Complex H.
The poor quality of photography of Launch
Complex H on
limited interpretation to identification only.
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