1st Administration

1-е Управление

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 4.60 in Priozersk, Zhambul Oblast.

Main function was testing Anti-Missile Missiles (ABM) - missile systems tested, including System A, A-35, A-35M, A-135, S-225 and Aurora.

System A (V-1000 missile) was tested from Site 6 (US Designation: Launch Complex B) - tests took place from autumn 1959 to 1964 - map1 - map2

• Launch Complex B is divided into three launch facilities (A, B and C) - V-1000 tests took place from Facility A and B - overview - details

• Launch Facility A has one launch pad (46 01 49N, 72 28 41E) from where early tests (1960) of the V-1000 missile took place

• Launch Facility B has four launch pads (two which were used by the V-1000 missile)

  • Launch pad B-1 (46 01 36N, 72 28 32E)

  • Launch pad B-2 (46 01 34N, 72 28 24E)

  • RSVPR (Hen Nest) radar (46 01 29N, 72 28 31E)

  • Old Missile Facility (support for the V-1000) - 45 58 46N, 72 31 33E (drawing)

• Site 1 (US: Tracking Site 3) - RTN construction begun 8.57 - 10.60 ready for tests

  • Operations area (45 37 50N, 72 35 56E) with RTN (Hen Egg) radar and at least two optical tracking devices

  • Support area (45 37 53N, 72 36 06E)

  • Interferometer (incomplete) - DFP Visla (45 37 40N, 72 35 10E)

  • Microwave/Calibration Facility (tower) (45 38 35N, 72 36 55E)

  • Airstrip (45 36 59N, 72 34 55E)

  • Operational S-200 (SA-5) SAM site (45 37 28N, 72 33 37E) - under construction in 1968

• Site 2 (US: Tracking Site 6) - Site construction began 9.56 - overview - detail - drawing  - RTN construction begun 8.57 - 10.60 ready for tests

  • Operations area (46 14 20N, 70 55 01E) with RTN (Hen Egg) radar and two optical tracking devices

  • Bi-axis (Odd Ball) radome believed to contain the RE-1 radar (46 14 24N, 70 55 06E) - installation begun 3.57 - 7.6.57 revealed R-2 missile in flight

  • Support area (46 14 07N, 70 54 56E)

  • Interferometer (46 14 44N, 70 55 29E) - picture

  • Microwave/Calibration Facility (tower) (46 13 21N, 70 55 10E) - picture

  • Airstrip (46 13 43N, 70 56 01E)

  • Abandoned airstrip (46 12 04N, 70 55 51E)

• Site 3 (US: Tracking Site 10) - RTN construction begun 8.57 - 10.60 ready for tests

  • Operations area (46 57 00N, 72 31 20E) with RTN (Hen Egg) radar and two optical tracking devices

  • Incomplete TRIAD (46 56 34N, 72 31 29E) installation for the RKTS-35 and RKI-35 radars - construction stopped in early 1963

  • Support area (46 56 56N, 72 31 28E)

  • Microwave/Calibration Facility (tower) (46 57 26N, 72 29 57E)

  • Airstrip (natural-surface) (46 55 03N, 72 32 19E)

• Site 14/15 (US: R&D Radar Facility 2) - construction begun 8.57 - revealed R-5M missile in flight 6.8.58 - full tests from 10.60 - 1964 began conversion of radar to Dunay-3UP (Top Roost) - 1968 construction completed, installation of equipment begun - 1973 official tests completed - from 1984 used to test the concepts of the 70M6 Volga radar

  • Dunay-2 (Hen Roost) radar [transmitter] - 45 56 10N, 73 37 43E [Site 14]

  • Dunay-2 (Hen Roost) radar [receiver] - 45 56 50N, 73 37 52E [Site 15]

  • Support area for Sites 14/15 - 45 55 51N, 73 37 54E

• Site 40 - HQ of Test Range and computer center for System "A" - 46 01 25N, 73 41 12E

System A-35 and A-35M (A-350Zh and A-350R missiles) were tested from Site 6 (US Designation: Launch Complex B) - tests took place from 24.12.65 to 1972 - training launches continued to 5.87.

• Launch Complex B is divided into three launch facilities (A, B and C) - A-350 tests took place from Facility B and C - overview - details

• Launch Facility B has four launch pads (two which were used by the A-350 missile) - CIA impressions of the missile 1968 - one - two

  • Launch pad B-3 (46 01 23N, 72 28 26E)

  • Launch pad B-4 (46 01 27N, 72 28 19E)

• Launch Facility C has three launch pads and two launch silos (the two pads were used by the A-350 missile)

  • Launch pad C-1 (46 01 07N, 72 28 08E) - launch tube still present

  • Launch pad C-2 (46 01 01N, 72 28 18E) - launch tube still present

  • Launch pad C-3 (46 00 59N, 72 28 20E) - launch tube removed

  • Radar A (domed) - RKTS-35 radar - 46 00 59N, 72 28 05 (Radar A-C was called TRIAD by US intelligence)

  • Radar B (domed) - RKI-35 radar - 46 01 04N, 72 28 11E

  • Radar C (domed) - RKI-35 radar - 46 00 59N, 72 28 16E

• Missile Assembly and Checkout Facility - 46 01 08N, 72 28 53E

• Support Area - 45 58 51N, 72 31 58E (drawing)

• Instrumentation Site B1 - 46 00 35N, 72 29 40E - including observation platform - drawing of instrumentation sites

• Instrumentation Site B2 - 45 59 46N, 72 26 42E - IP-12A station

• Instrumentation Site B3 - 46 01 56N, 72 07 25E - IP-12 station

• Instrumentation Site B4 - 46 06 04N, 72 28 39E

• Airstrip - 45 59 36N, 72 34 09E (drawing)

• Operational SAM site B21-2 - 45 59 27N, 72 32 01E

System A-135 (53T6 and 51T6 missiles) were tested from Site 52 (US Designation Launch Complex B) - tests took place from 1979 - official tests were completed 4.12.89 - training launches continued to 2009.

• Launch Complex B - Launch Facility C has two 51T6 silos - tested from 3.79

  • Launch silo 1 (46 01 04N, 72 27 59E)

  • Launch silo 2 (46 01 03N, 72 28 03E)

• Launch Complex F has two 53T6 silos - tested from 7.79

  • Launch silo 1 (46 26 37N, 72 50 59E)

  • Launch silo 2 (46 26 36N, 72 51 02E)

System S-225 (5Ya27 and 5Ya26 missiles) were tested from Site 35 (US Designation: Launch Complex F) - construction of complex begun 1967 - tested from 27.7.68 to 7.77 (5Ya27)

• Launch site 1 (46 26 58N, 72 51 22E) with two launch pads for early tests of the 5Ya27 (V-825) missile [originally called Launch Complex A - Launch Site 7]

• Launch site 2 (46 26 42N, 72 51 14E) with three launch pads for the 5Ya27 (V-825) missile and one Pawn Shop radar

• Launch site 3 (46 26 42N, 72 50 55E) with two concrete pads - probably for the 5Ya26 (PRS-1) missile

• Launch site 4 (46 26 26N, 72 50 59E) with one launch silo for the 5Ya26 (PRS-1) missile

• Instrumentation site (46 26 45N, 72 51 23E) with one RSN-225 Flat Twin radar

System Aurora [Complex 5N24 Argun] (ABM-X-2) (A-900 and A-351 missiles) were tested from Site 38/51 (US Designation: Launch Complex D) - missiles never tested - design tests begun in late 1974 - radars tested to 1976.

• Launch site (45 48 42N, 73 33 44) with four pads (two A-900 and two A-351)

• Missile Assembly and Checkout facility (45 49 00N, 73 34 02E)

• Try Add radar [RE-4] (45 48 39N, 73 34 23E)

• 5Zh19 Istra radar (45 48 29N, 73 34 19E) - construction begun 3.5.67 - work ended 10.6.75

• 99Zh6 Ruza radar (45 48 35N, 73 34 21E) - completed 1988, tested 1989 to 1994

• Instrumentation site (45 48 47N, 73 34 37E)

• Instrumentation site (45 48 05N, 73 34 26E) with station IP-51

• Support site (45 48 09N, 73 34 39E) - Site 38

• Site 8 also contains the 5N26 high-precision laser locator LE-1 built in the early 1970's [45 48 32N, 73 34 10E]