ROCKET TEST FACILITY VORONEZH, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP78T05929A000100070001-2

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RIPPUB

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Document Creation Date:

December 28, 2016

Document Release Date:

August 2, 2006

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Case Number:

Publication Date:

September 24, 1964

Content Type:

REPORT

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Appro d For Release 2006/08/02 ROCI ET TEST VORO; yZH, USSR 2 September 1964 WAS THE FIRST Pi OTCGR PHIL COVERAGE OF TITS INSTALLA TION LOCATED 5 Ail SOUTH OF VORO EZI. THE F^-CILITY, IDEN- TIFIED AS A POSSIBLE STATIC FAC LITY, CC:vTA11'.`E TT .-O POSSIBLE HORIZON1J. TEST CELLS WITH A :.T ASSOCIATED BLAST WALL, T".'.-3 ,ST CELLS WITH ASSOCIATED BLAST PITS, 0--'712 HAJOR BUILDING, AIM SEVERAL OTHER SUPPQ R::' BUILDINGS. THE I! STA ---TION IS RO_"D-SERVED. MARGE= CF TIM FACILITY REVEALED EXPANSION OF TIE FACIL- ITY A -I'D CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN TAE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE SITE. A :,:D CO:STRUCTION AC'. :1;VITY. 3. Six SUBSEQUENT KI NISSIO: s COVERED THIS IIISTALLAiT0 ?, BUT POOR - QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY LI21ITED THE IHTERPH T TION OF CEAEGES OR OP A- TION L ACTIVITY. :, ti11z s: / H ruz: z -L- .L h; VERTICAL TEST STAID UNDER COSY - S 'RUCTION IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE FACILITY, TTJO NEW TEST CELLS, FROM THE SOUTHWEST. BLAST MARKS AT TWO FIRING BAYS IN TIE ORIGINAL JAL A RAIL SPUR, POSSIBLY STILL LZvTDER CONSTRUCTION, ENTERING THE SITE TOP af%r -CRET Apprpved For Release 2006/08/02 CIA- RDP78T05929AO00100070001-2---- 2 September 1964+ Page J CONFIRMED Tim PREVIOUSLY REPORTED POSSIBLE VERTICAL STAND. BOTH TEST STANDS P R O B A B L Y U T I L I Z E , T S CONTROL BUNKER. W CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS EVIDENT IN TEE NORTH- &ST PORTION OF TEE FACILITY. A SMUL CE' E N T BATCH PLANT IS M. TII~~ FD APPROXIb:ATELY 1.5 NM WEST OF THE TEST FACILITY NEAR A EOUSING/SUPPORT AREA. IT TO BE NEE.^.Rfl G COMPLETION. NEW CONSTRUC- TION ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED JUST' T:ORTH 1ST OF THIS TEST STAND. TT S Z.aSSION REVEALS A MEW VERTICAL TEST STAND IN EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION NORTHWEST OF T RE OUSLY ID UTIsFIED VERTICAL TEST ROCKET TEST FACILITY VORONEZH, USSR 51-34N 39-08E NUER CONSTRUCION y Approved For-R:eTease 2006/08/02 : CIA-RDP78TO5929AO001