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COSMOS 175 lS SQVlBT$ 1 14th StfCCESSFIJL RpoundCCE SArELWTE LAlJNCf T HJS YE AR middot

R tlt- o( la1+UOh f11 normal -i SQV1ET smiddotPACEC1~fl MAY STlLL BE TiIA 1ISshymiddotMtl T1NG ONLY I HAS TUA)ISMJTTED MORE THkN 6 MONlRs shy

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MissileSpace-Launch Activity Relatively tow in August

Soviet missile)space-launch activity during August 1967 reached its lowest leve-l since F(tbruary Activty was light in almost every category A ~isting tgtf the 16 known missile and 4 space launehe$ foUows

Launch Thne --~

lit bate Veliide 1704 2 OZ Aug Vertical Kapustin Yar 23tl02 Glamp Aug SS-4 MRBmiddotM SQticentt~~ya Gayan 0346Z 03 Aug SS-11 ICBM rynratam 060_1 z os Aug SS-4 ~ BM Kapustin Yar 20ZSZ 07 Aug V ertical middot Kapustin Yar 00202 08 Aug Verticql Kapusdn Ya r 03452 08 Aug SS-7 ICBM Tyur-atam 16052 08 Aug -Cosmos 171 fOB- l) Tyuratam 05452 09 Aug Cosmos 172 (SL-4 Tyuratam OT30Z ll ~ug SS-7 ICBM Ples-etsk 07~ZZ 15 Aug SS-5 ~RBM Kap~$tin Yar

l 312 2 17 Aug S$-4 MR-BM Kapustih Yar 07302 21 Aug ~y6 ICBM P1eset$lt 0623middot2 22 Aug SS-4 MRBM Kapustin Yar osmiddoto2-z 24 Aug Cosmos 173 ($-L- 7) Plesetsk 152HZ Z5 ~~g KY-6 ICBM Plesetsk 06222 30 Aug SS-4 MR BM Kapustin Yar 03522 31 Aug S~~ 11 ICBM iyuratam 0801 2_ 31 aug Gosmos 174 (SL-6) Tyutat~

oenz H Aug $$-12 SRBM Kaplis tin ~ar

n1E1Vl Launttiies Qri~ 4 operat-lqnal ICBMbull were flr~d -~ 2 SS-7~J t)e mainshystay of the Sovi~t ICBM inventory at least until reamiddotently and 2 SS-1 tsa new small ICSM which is rapidly entering the inventltgt~Y in large nurnhe-rs) All 4 la~ch-es were for troop training

There were no launches of the SS-8 which has be~n deploycent-d in relashytively smal1 1lumbers qr tgtf the SS-9 a ia-rge weapon which is operational and is now heing depwyed middot shy

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-USS1LESPACE-LAU NCH ACTlVTIY R ELATIVELY LOW IN AUG UST

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COSMOS 175 lS SQVlBT$ 1 14th StfCCESSFIJL RpoundCCE SArELWTE LAlJNCf T HJS YE AR middot

R tlt- o( la1+UOh f11 normal -i SQV1ET smiddotPACEC1~fl MAY STlLL BE TiIA 1ISshymiddotMtl T1NG ONLY I HAS TUA)ISMJTTED MORE THkN 6 MONlRs shy

wo )gtiylelt~ds dlt-~ped poundrom li4t SP-ltE bullsPECTACULAR SEEMs TO at NEAlUNct ~lsSlLpound-fMmiddotNGE SHlf-5 HJWD FOR NEW STATION

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MissileSpace-Launch Activity Relatively tow in August

Soviet missile)space-launch activity during August 1967 reached its lowest leve-l since F(tbruary Activty was light in almost every category A ~isting tgtf the 16 known missile and 4 space launehe$ foUows

Launch Thne --~

lit bate Veliide 1704 2 OZ Aug Vertical Kapustin Yar 23tl02 Glamp Aug SS-4 MRBmiddotM SQticentt~~ya Gayan 0346Z 03 Aug SS-11 ICBM rynratam 060_1 z os Aug SS-4 ~ BM Kapustin Yar 20ZSZ 07 Aug V ertical middot Kapustin Yar 00202 08 Aug Verticql Kapusdn Ya r 03452 08 Aug SS-7 ICBM Tyur-atam 16052 08 Aug -Cosmos 171 fOB- l) Tyuratam 05452 09 Aug Cosmos 172 (SL-4 Tyuratam OT30Z ll ~ug SS-7 ICBM Ples-etsk 07~ZZ 15 Aug SS-5 ~RBM Kap~$tin Yar

l 312 2 17 Aug S$-4 MR-BM Kapustih Yar 07302 21 Aug ~y6 ICBM P1eset$lt 0623middot2 22 Aug SS-4 MRBM Kapustin Yar osmiddoto2-z 24 Aug Cosmos 173 ($-L- 7) Plesetsk 152HZ Z5 ~~g KY-6 ICBM Plesetsk 06222 30 Aug SS-4 MR BM Kapustin Yar 03522 31 Aug S~~ 11 ICBM iyuratam 0801 2_ 31 aug Gosmos 174 (SL-6) Tyutat~

oenz H Aug $$-12 SRBM Kaplis tin ~ar

n1E1Vl Launttiies Qri~ 4 operat-lqnal ICBMbull were flr~d -~ 2 SS-7~J t)e mainshystay of the Sovi~t ICBM inventory at least until reamiddotently and 2 SS-1 tsa new small ICSM which is rapidly entering the inventltgt~Y in large nurnhe-rs) All 4 la~ch-es were for troop training

There were no launches of the SS-8 which has be~n deploycent-d in relashytively smal1 1lumbers qr tgtf the SS-9 a ia-rge weapon which is operational and is now heing depwyed middot shy

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MissileSpace-Launch Activity Relatively tow in August

Soviet missile)space-launch activity during August 1967 reached its lowest leve-l since F(tbruary Activty was light in almost every category A ~isting tgtf the 16 known missile and 4 space launehe$ foUows

Launch Thne --~

lit bate Veliide 1704 2 OZ Aug Vertical Kapustin Yar 23tl02 Glamp Aug SS-4 MRBmiddotM SQticentt~~ya Gayan 0346Z 03 Aug SS-11 ICBM rynratam 060_1 z os Aug SS-4 ~ BM Kapustin Yar 20ZSZ 07 Aug V ertical middot Kapustin Yar 00202 08 Aug Verticql Kapusdn Ya r 03452 08 Aug SS-7 ICBM Tyur-atam 16052 08 Aug -Cosmos 171 fOB- l) Tyuratam 05452 09 Aug Cosmos 172 (SL-4 Tyuratam OT30Z ll ~ug SS-7 ICBM Ples-etsk 07~ZZ 15 Aug SS-5 ~RBM Kap~$tin Yar

l 312 2 17 Aug S$-4 MR-BM Kapustih Yar 07302 21 Aug ~y6 ICBM P1eset$lt 0623middot2 22 Aug SS-4 MRBM Kapustin Yar osmiddoto2-z 24 Aug Cosmos 173 ($-L- 7) Plesetsk 152HZ Z5 ~~g KY-6 ICBM Plesetsk 06222 30 Aug SS-4 MR BM Kapustin Yar 03522 31 Aug S~~ 11 ICBM iyuratam 0801 2_ 31 aug Gosmos 174 (SL-6) Tyutat~

oenz H Aug $$-12 SRBM Kaplis tin ~ar

n1E1Vl Launttiies Qri~ 4 operat-lqnal ICBMbull were flr~d -~ 2 SS-7~J t)e mainshystay of the Sovi~t ICBM inventory at least until reamiddotently and 2 SS-1 tsa new small ICSM which is rapidly entering the inventltgt~Y in large nurnhe-rs) All 4 la~ch-es were for troop training

There were no launches of the SS-8 which has be~n deploycent-d in relashytively smal1 1lumbers qr tgtf the SS-9 a ia-rge weapon which is operational and is now heing depwyed middot shy

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Launches of Shorter-Range Missiles Only S SS-4 MRBMs and 1 SS~S IRBM were~~unchemiddotd --all for troop training One of the SS-4s was middot launched from the operational -site at-Sovetskaya Gavan in the SoViemiddott Far East to the Kamchat k a Peninsula such firings are not frequent neither are they unusual Sovetskaya Gavan is one of the few operational MRBM sites whi~h is close to an establish e d instrumented impact area- There was onmiddote firing of the SS-12 SRBMbull

TheSolid-Propellant RampPKY-6 1 The two firings during August of the KY-6 a solid-propellant ICBM which has been in the RampD test-fir ing stagebullfor nearly two years was dquble the ltsual rate of ope launch per month

Thd s program seems tb be pr0g-r~ssing fairly w(ll Fiftemiddoten KY -6s have been launched to date -- nine from Kapustin Yar to ranges oJ about 1050 n m r six from Plesetsk to ranges of about n 00 n ro In-flight reliability appears to be exfremely good when compar-ed with the PJlformance of SoViet liquid-fueled missilemiddots on early RampD flights However ~he range opound the firings frommiddot Kapustin Yar vaded by Some 100 n m bullbull an indieation t hat the guidance system still needed deyelopment The type oi guidanc e whiCh the Soviets )ave used_with succes~s on their liqilid-pr~pellant mis-siles is not adaptabie for use on solid-promiddotpel~ant mis$iles

Vertital Caoneiies The total of three v-ertical launches of tnissiles was not unshyusual Th e se ve hicles probaJ5ly ca~ried instru~~-ptation to measure par~eters of the upper atmo~phere or tested the suitability0f space missile ampystem components t o th~ launch and space envhonments

Space Launches All four knoWil spac~-launch attempts apparently were sUcshycesspoundul from middotthe propulsion standpoint Thrmiddotee of the launches took place at Iyuratam only on-e at Ple setek apd none middotat KC)plti~tin Yar (NORiD)

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significant

intelligence

on space

~evelopments

and trends

Cosmos 175 is Sovietsbull 14th Successful Reece SatelliteLaunch thls Year

Cosmos 175 which the Soviets launched from Plesetsk at about 1030Z ll September 1967 isa reconnaissance satellite carrying a high-resolution camera system Launched into an orbit opound nearly ~3 degrees 1 it is the Sovietamp1

14th successful recce satellite lat)nch this yeari there have been 3 failures The total of 1 7 attempts so ~a r this year continues the normal launch rate of Soviet r middotecce satellites of two per month middot

Tlte new vehicle appears to be pedorming th~ ta$k asmiddotsigned to the vehicle which failed during tlle launch ltigtf 1 September~ botb were launched frpm Pleltaetsk by the s+~4 launch ey$tem middotat abo~t 1ltT30Z~ a circummiddotstance etraying an iriJerest in similar 1ighting con~itioQS ft)r certain remiddotltc~ targetsbull

Cosmo~ 175 will probably be d-eorbited on i 9 September (NORAD) middot (8EGRET NO EOREGN DISSEMINATION -- R~l~$able to us UK amp Canada)

9 Soviet Spacecraft May Still Be Transmitting Only 1Has Transmitt~d More Than 6Months

A total of 51 Soviet payloads are in Earth orbit but no more than 8 of these plus one Venu$ probe ar-e believed to be still transmitting sig~ls Only 1 of these 9 --weather satellite Cosm0s 144 -- ha~ been t middotranslIlitiing more than 6 months~ SoVief payloads whkh may still be transmitting are listed on page ~4 together with date of last interce_~ ~ ty~ o transmission

Two payJoads which were included in the last similar listillg -- Cosmoe 159 and Cosmqs - 16~ (p~ 29 WIR 3267 middot bull h~ve not been heard fram since

- 25 July 1967 (NORAD) (SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION_ ~eleasable to US UK amp Canada)

WIR 3767 15 Sep 19-67 SECRET

Space bullspectacularbull seems to Be Nearing Missne-Range Ships Aeadfampt New Station

The Soviet mmiddotissUe-raltqg~ inamptr~etlt~tl~n sftipmiddots t~BiSs) SibJrbull_ Sakhall~ aad G~~koktat w~~f~Uy rn~nitoreci th~ ~e-e~lr~y ofmiddot ICampM$- lll a ~Facmiddotlf)c-Opean 1mpa(~ ~~~ea 45()0 Gm Jfcentlm Tyu~atamr this middotarea whiah is now open to slipping and aircraft Tn~y ate Bot~ middoth beaded fQz ihe 4800-n ~ irnpaet ~ea to middotthe scut tVhiOliAre~itis cloa~a (page 7l ith~ r a bey he~~42r ~ti~e~ lgtm lovBk They are~ steatltlt~ ttf mintmiddot~elaquotwattd enmiddota eonsemiddot middotIt~~ seem ther~iore tbat they agtre JDltgtving to p()siltiqns bl~ ~~or p_elfqrmallCe o their alternate missmiddotiori --that of monitdring ee~taintifPes ol space events

The 3 SMlHS may be getti~ eaqy poundGta $ignili~ant Sovi~t s~ee eVeqt catlgured se~eral we~ke agoby the de~aitbulltirte t4tmiddotom nome port of several Sa-viet ~pace-4vent suppott ehip$ (SSE9Ss) middotmiddot (ijpg-the ttewest ~nd most elabJ)~-ofthem alls tbe Cosmonaut V~adlmlj baro~ (pp 1~ ~ ll wm 32 l67t~ ii ~

Ptirmiddot several weks nowbull ~bulle Wlaquoi~~yen has been in the Ha~naG~ ~~ Mexico PreviQU~m tbe s havemiddot per~~- the~ s -~1PRPri

in t Atlartft tand MediterJOa s positiOil and its ile ~a appar~oo~~~cxtiPrts ugg~s ~he Karn~rovbulls missiohJfuay b ~ tegt ~nd the li~ofaight commumiddotnieations covershy~ge of th~ ~viets 1 ~ytem fur cqmma~din~ ~pdbontreU~ng spaeecrallt AP enensdcgtl_df 1line of-siht cove~~e waulcL partiplilarly n)a~ed for~ de_eer middot spaoe ~~nts ~suce b as luaalt Jnf~aionsbull ilt~q~ paJitt ~lie d PU~f~ cemiddotnte~ 1rt themiddot C~-tnea has uHirlled thfs mitf8ton adeQuately s ~ th-erddre rnay Pe pmiddotrt~a-ring fot a new type opound lunar ~iasian s1cent asmiddot possibly I c)~~mnl~~ flight ltIii$ rmiddoteepvery apound the Pi~e em the Ear-th (NORADi amplA) middot fSEqRET tib FORE~ DISSEMl~A~IdN - ~ eleaa~d)l~middotto U~ tJK 8lt Canadampf

comiddot ~

Cosmamps 116 ProbaQty a Sdentihc Vehde middotas ~nrtollnee~ middot

Cannos l 76 middot~hjcb the Sovi~t~ la~ched iJrmiddot~~ithe lles-a~sJt spade al)d missile cgt~plElx at al(Out 1701 ~ 12 SePtembe middotr ~ fl ~bly ~ Bcqierttfic Jebull search veliicle aamp ~tHlouneed by the Soviet~ It~ o~ parametels as deshytermined ijy NO~~Ii~ace ri~en$e C~llter ar e abullsQllows

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velticle I I CoSmoa i 16 is belieVed to be a replacement for = CoSmQamp ~65 wbicn was- 1a1lPchea poundrom Plesehk on 12 June by an SL-7 and 0

eo which has been silent since Z5 July Its missi~n may b~ to inveamptigate I ~ 0 a urorai middotmiddot phenomenaIf)

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significant

intelligence

on space

~evelopments

and trends

Cosmos 175 is Sovietsbull 14th Successful Reece SatelliteLaunch thls Year

Cosmos 175 which the Soviets launched from Plesetsk at about 1030Z ll September 1967 isa reconnaissance satellite carrying a high-resolution camera system Launched into an orbit opound nearly ~3 degrees 1 it is the Sovietamp1

14th successful recce satellite lat)nch this yeari there have been 3 failures The total of 1 7 attempts so ~a r this year continues the normal launch rate of Soviet r middotecce satellites of two per month middot

Tlte new vehicle appears to be pedorming th~ ta$k asmiddotsigned to the vehicle which failed during tlle launch ltigtf 1 September~ botb were launched frpm Pleltaetsk by the s+~4 launch ey$tem middotat abo~t 1ltT30Z~ a circummiddotstance etraying an iriJerest in similar 1ighting con~itioQS ft)r certain remiddotltc~ targetsbull

Cosmo~ 175 will probably be d-eorbited on i 9 September (NORAD) middot (8EGRET NO EOREGN DISSEMINATION -- R~l~$able to us UK amp Canada)

9 Soviet Spacecraft May Still Be Transmitting Only 1Has Transmitt~d More Than 6Months

A total of 51 Soviet payloads are in Earth orbit but no more than 8 of these plus one Venu$ probe ar-e believed to be still transmitting sig~ls Only 1 of these 9 --weather satellite Cosm0s 144 -- ha~ been t middotranslIlitiing more than 6 months~ SoVief payloads whkh may still be transmitting are listed on page ~4 together with date of last interce_~ ~ ty~ o transmission

Two payJoads which were included in the last similar listillg -- Cosmoe 159 and Cosmqs - 16~ (p~ 29 WIR 3267 middot bull h~ve not been heard fram since

- 25 July 1967 (NORAD) (SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION_ ~eleasable to US UK amp Canada)

WIR 3767 15 Sep 19-67 SECRET

Space bullspectacularbull seems to Be Nearing Missne-Range Ships Aeadfampt New Station

The Soviet mmiddotissUe-raltqg~ inamptr~etlt~tl~n sftipmiddots t~BiSs) SibJrbull_ Sakhall~ aad G~~koktat w~~f~Uy rn~nitoreci th~ ~e-e~lr~y ofmiddot ICampM$- lll a ~Facmiddotlf)c-Opean 1mpa(~ ~~~ea 45()0 Gm Jfcentlm Tyu~atamr this middotarea whiah is now open to slipping and aircraft Tn~y ate Bot~ middoth beaded fQz ihe 4800-n ~ irnpaet ~ea to middotthe scut tVhiOliAre~itis cloa~a (page 7l ith~ r a bey he~~42r ~ti~e~ lgtm lovBk They are~ steatltlt~ ttf mintmiddot~elaquotwattd enmiddota eonsemiddot middotIt~~ seem ther~iore tbat they agtre JDltgtving to p()siltiqns bl~ ~~or p_elfqrmallCe o their alternate missmiddotiori --that of monitdring ee~taintifPes ol space events

The 3 SMlHS may be getti~ eaqy poundGta $ignili~ant Sovi~t s~ee eVeqt catlgured se~eral we~ke agoby the de~aitbulltirte t4tmiddotom nome port of several Sa-viet ~pace-4vent suppott ehip$ (SSE9Ss) middotmiddot (ijpg-the ttewest ~nd most elabJ)~-ofthem alls tbe Cosmonaut V~adlmlj baro~ (pp 1~ ~ ll wm 32 l67t~ ii ~

Ptirmiddot several weks nowbull ~bulle Wlaquoi~~yen has been in the Ha~naG~ ~~ Mexico PreviQU~m tbe s havemiddot per~~- the~ s -~1PRPri

in t Atlartft tand MediterJOa s positiOil and its ile ~a appar~oo~~~cxtiPrts ugg~s ~he Karn~rovbulls missiohJfuay b ~ tegt ~nd the li~ofaight commumiddotnieations covershy~ge of th~ ~viets 1 ~ytem fur cqmma~din~ ~pdbontreU~ng spaeecrallt AP enensdcgtl_df 1line of-siht cove~~e waulcL partiplilarly n)a~ed for~ de_eer middot spaoe ~~nts ~suce b as luaalt Jnf~aionsbull ilt~q~ paJitt ~lie d PU~f~ cemiddotnte~ 1rt themiddot C~-tnea has uHirlled thfs mitf8ton adeQuately s ~ th-erddre rnay Pe pmiddotrt~a-ring fot a new type opound lunar ~iasian s1cent asmiddot possibly I c)~~mnl~~ flight ltIii$ rmiddoteepvery apound the Pi~e em the Ear-th (NORADi amplA) middot fSEqRET tib FORE~ DISSEMl~A~IdN - ~ eleaa~d)l~middotto U~ tJK 8lt Canadampf

comiddot ~

Cosmamps 116 ProbaQty a Sdentihc Vehde middotas ~nrtollnee~ middot

Cannos l 76 middot~hjcb the Sovi~t~ la~ched iJrmiddot~~ithe lles-a~sJt spade al)d missile cgt~plElx at al(Out 1701 ~ 12 SePtembe middotr ~ fl ~bly ~ Bcqierttfic Jebull search veliicle aamp ~tHlouneed by the Soviet~ It~ o~ parametels as deshytermined ijy NO~~Ii~ace ri~en$e C~llter ar e abullsQllows

Incli~o~

Period Apogee PeFige~ ~r1

St 9 de$middot~rmiddot aes

1(0 3 ~~t~p 15middotamp1 kxnmiddot (S40 nln 2 i pg Qc~)

It was laUDChedmiddotby tlibull SL-7 syte~ whieh Con$sts ~ ~ th~ SS-4 MRBM ~d a 1KY Cosmosri upper ~tage - ~~ tOtribinatisn custo~arily used to launch scientific Satellitea ~rQIJl Kaputfn Ya~jJ

middot ----middot~-------~~-~-middot------~---- ~0_~~-----------$-middot------~~~~~rwri3 67

middot tr~ ~ss~e~o3r~e~t~~--------------------~~--------------------~~~middot middot

0 bullbull 1 middot

~ ~ Judging by similarities bullin oimiddotlJital ~rarneters 1aunch site1 launch ~

velticle I I CoSmoa i 16 is belieVed to be a replacement for = CoSmQamp ~65 wbicn was- 1a1lPchea poundrom Plesehk on 12 June by an SL-7 and 0

eo which has been silent since Z5 July Its missi~n may b~ to inveamptigate I ~ 0 a urorai middotmiddot phenomenaIf)

(NORAD) (SECRET)

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Communic~tions ReJBf ~eeuroo~nais$a~amp

I 50 X l and 3 E 013526

Space bullspectacularbull seems to Be Nearing Missne-Range Ships Aeadfampt New Station

The Soviet mmiddotissUe-raltqg~ inamptr~etlt~tl~n sftipmiddots t~BiSs) SibJrbull_ Sakhall~ aad G~~koktat w~~f~Uy rn~nitoreci th~ ~e-e~lr~y ofmiddot ICampM$- lll a ~Facmiddotlf)c-Opean 1mpa(~ ~~~ea 45()0 Gm Jfcentlm Tyu~atamr this middotarea whiah is now open to slipping and aircraft Tn~y ate Bot~ middoth beaded fQz ihe 4800-n ~ irnpaet ~ea to middotthe scut tVhiOliAre~itis cloa~a (page 7l ith~ r a bey he~~42r ~ti~e~ lgtm lovBk They are~ steatltlt~ ttf mintmiddot~elaquotwattd enmiddota eonsemiddot middotIt~~ seem ther~iore tbat they agtre JDltgtving to p()siltiqns bl~ ~~or p_elfqrmallCe o their alternate missmiddotiori --that of monitdring ee~taintifPes ol space events

The 3 SMlHS may be getti~ eaqy poundGta $ignili~ant Sovi~t s~ee eVeqt catlgured se~eral we~ke agoby the de~aitbulltirte t4tmiddotom nome port of several Sa-viet ~pace-4vent suppott ehip$ (SSE9Ss) middotmiddot (ijpg-the ttewest ~nd most elabJ)~-ofthem alls tbe Cosmonaut V~adlmlj baro~ (pp 1~ ~ ll wm 32 l67t~ ii ~

Ptirmiddot several weks nowbull ~bulle Wlaquoi~~yen has been in the Ha~naG~ ~~ Mexico PreviQU~m tbe s havemiddot per~~- the~ s -~1PRPri

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middot tr~ ~ss~e~o3r~e~t~~--------------------~~--------------------~~~middot middot

0 bullbull 1 middot

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velticle I I CoSmoa i 16 is belieVed to be a replacement for = CoSmQamp ~65 wbicn was- 1a1lPchea poundrom Plesehk on 12 June by an SL-7 and 0

eo which has been silent since Z5 July Its missi~n may b~ to inveamptigate I ~ 0 a urorai middotmiddot phenomenaIf)

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