LAUNCH AREAS "G" AND "H" PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A001600070002-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
2. REMARKS:
LAUNCH AREAS "G'r AND "H"
PLESETSK ICBM COMPLEX, USSR
BOTH LAUNCH AREAS CAN BE CONFIRMED. THE GANTRY
AT LAUNCH AREA "G" CAN BE CONFIRMED, AND A SIMI-
LAR GANTRY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT LAUNCH AREA
"Hi".
LAUNCH AREAS "Grr AND '"H" ARE TYPE IB LAUNCH SITES
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE THE ONLY LAUNCH SITES
OF THIS TYPE THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE USSR.
THE LAUNCH AREAS ARE RAIL-SERVED, THE RAILS FORMING
IN BOTH CASES, AWISHBONE CONFIGURATION.
A COMMON SUPPORT FACILITY SERVES BOTH LAUNCH
SITES, AND CONSISTS OF AN ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING
SECTION, A LOGISTICAL SUPPORT SECTION, AND A MOTOR
POOL/VEHICLE PARK, THE ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING
SECTION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FT SOUTH OF
LAUNCH AREA. "G", AND THE. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT SECTION
IS CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN THE 2 LAUNCH AREAS AND
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3. LOCATION:
4. COLLATERAL/COMINT:
5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
THE ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING SECTION.
A PROBABLE MISSILE GANTRY,
APPROXIMATELY 155 FT IN HEIGHT, WAS IDENTIFIED AT
LAUNCH AREA "G" (THEN CONSIDERED A PROBABLE LAUNCH
SITE). THE MISSILE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH LAUNCH
AREAS "G" AND "H" HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
APPROXIMATELY 20 NM NE OF PLESETSK AND 6 NM ESE OF
THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY.
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: 10 KH-LI- AND 4 KH-7 MISSIONS.
8. DIMENSIONS/
SPECIFICATIONS: DISTANCE BETWEEN "G" AND "H" -- 3,900 FT (APPROX)
I APPROx) 2
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief Coll Collateral
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MISSION READOUT: LAUNCH AREAS "G" AND "H" CAN NOW BE CONFIRMED AS
LAUNCH SITES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AT LAUNCH AREA "G", THE GANTRY CAN ALSO
BE CONFIRMED, AND TRACKS EXTEND FROM THE GANTRY TO THE LEFT PAD. AT LAUNCH
AREA "H", A LARGE GANTRY, LIKE THE ONE AT "G", IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEHIND
THE RIGHT PAD.
DETAILS OF THE 2 PADS AT BOTH LAUNCH AREAS ARE OBSCURED BY SNOW. EACH
OF THE PADS IN DIAGONALLY FLANKED BY 2 LATTICE TOWERS. EACH LAUNCH AREA HAS
3 EARTH-BANKED STRUCTURES ORIENTED NORTH-S CUTH ALONG THE CENTER RAIL SPUR.
A LARGE SUMP IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE NORTHERNMOST EARTH-BANKED
STRUCTURE AT EACH LAUNCH AREA. DITCHING AND GROUND SCARRING ARE EVIDENT
THROUGHOUT BOTH AREAS, AND CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION IS EVIDENT.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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