t

middot

DECLASSIFIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERAGENCY SECURITY CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PANEL EO 13526 SECTION 53(b)(3)

ISCAP APPEAL NO 2009-068 document no 123 DECLASSIFICATION DATE February 252015

-----------middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddot-middot~-- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-----middotmiddot- --middotmiddot -middot--middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot----shy

1[

I f i

I I

I I

r

lsSue No

--------TkemiddotmiddotWIR io t8rief r-~-----------L~______ _________

N w

~

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

SQlJETM-lii i S A~EAU T O lTSE SlelfLAR bullji_~~lCAf _JON _ Portion identified as nonshySMAIlth r-dt~_ltltgtl middotrn-kes for - r~gt(ll)c-t t)n e c

6_ responsive to the appeal

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

trfmiddotISSJ_CE(l-A~(t- PJR gt G poundlt1G NOS middott~n Ot -ltt upmiddot iiinc L~~as Cd ac t-~i)Jy

-COSiJOS 11-1 HgtOlfNE Dt-OR13l-T 9 26 No -p-pl -rcint f roubTe- ior - Plcs_et~k launch ed

vlthkl~middot _ jh f)a LAUNCfr POSSIBtF ~9- or 30 ACPRIL 9 middot l(tJ1 -~Hifto be leamiddotr~d in tht middot ore~ shy

-cdiiios l ts LA uNcl-rto ~E~cM rvuiui t AJ1 ro ricdiu~~ middotr esoiu_tmiddotrp l middotHho~~ ~~j-~~iOmiddot n -~ middot

C

_l

N

ll

l

l5

i

OYER Atf-w itthbullbullr lnte middotltcltp~rPa ((iltgtn]

R~dStit r_) Toi-FJCfAL USgtONLfl 1

Orpound ~-gtges-middot ZSmiddot 30 ~I middot)middot 1 --~ middot 38 a r-Jl 39 -~)f _Hds ~a ~~1~middot are iYlrn~

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

ROFFiCIAl USE ONlY

--1shy

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

Sot1 et Mils sHes Appear

1 shy ta Use Si fJl)ilar Famiddotbricatron _ Soyi~t ballis~k misslze- tefiec~- tP~ ~Plic lttt-i-on of a - stwaardized

~ middot- pJ r bull

approa~h tOe roismiddotsile- faeric~t19rtmiddot StJio_ng sdrl1Har i t i esmiddot m fabricmiddotation te~h-niqliefs ellfpioyed have lfee-n ~ted a mong selmiddotetal Soviet balli15tic mimiddots~il~s havm g dife-r-e-nt opE z ationail rolemiddot C~Ad ltleMe~l)if~tl o~~ QUteif~-Ji~centtPecigdamp

1[

I f i

I I

I I

r

lsSue No

--------TkemiddotmiddotWIR io t8rief r-~-----------L~______ _________

N w

~

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

SQlJETM-lii i S A~EAU T O lTSE SlelfLAR bullji_~~lCAf _JON _ Portion identified as nonshySMAIlth r-dt~_ltltgtl middotrn-kes for - r~gt(ll)c-t t)n e c

6_ responsive to the appeal

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

trfmiddotISSJ_CE(l-A~(t- PJR gt G poundlt1G NOS middott~n Ot -ltt upmiddot iiinc L~~as Cd ac t-~i)Jy

-COSiJOS 11-1 HgtOlfNE Dt-OR13l-T 9 26 No -p-pl -rcint f roubTe- ior - Plcs_et~k launch ed

vlthkl~middot _ jh f)a LAUNCfr POSSIBtF ~9- or 30 ACPRIL 9 middot l(tJ1 -~Hifto be leamiddotr~d in tht middot ore~ shy

-cdiiios l ts LA uNcl-rto ~E~cM rvuiui t AJ1 ro ricdiu~~ middotr esoiu_tmiddotrp l middotHho~~ ~~j-~~iOmiddot n -~ middot

C

_l

N

ll

l

l5

i

OYER Atf-w itthbullbullr lnte middotltcltp~rPa ((iltgtn]

R~dStit r_) Toi-FJCfAL USgtONLfl 1

Orpound ~-gtges-middot ZSmiddot 30 ~I middot)middot 1 --~ middot 38 a r-Jl 39 -~)f _Hds ~a ~~1~middot are iYlrn~

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

ROFFiCIAl USE ONlY

--1shy

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

Sot1 et Mils sHes Appear

1 shy ta Use Si fJl)ilar Famiddotbricatron _ Soyi~t ballis~k misslze- tefiec~- tP~ ~Plic lttt-i-on of a - stwaardized

~ middot- pJ r bull

approa~h tOe roismiddotsile- faeric~t19rtmiddot StJio_ng sdrl1Har i t i esmiddot m fabricmiddotation te~h-niqliefs ellfpioyed have lfee-n ~ted a mong selmiddotetal Soviet balli15tic mimiddots~il~s havm g dife-r-e-nt opE z ationail rolemiddot C~Ad ltleMe~l)if~tl o~~ QUteif~-Ji~centtPecigdamp

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

Sot1 et Mils sHes Appear

1 shy ta Use Si fJl)ilar Famiddotbricatron _ Soyi~t ballis~k misslze- tefiec~- tP~ ~Plic lttt-i-on of a - stwaardized

~ middot- pJ r bull

approa~h tOe roismiddotsile- faeric~t19rtmiddot StJio_ng sdrl1Har i t i esmiddot m fabricmiddotation te~h-niqliefs ellfpioyed have lfee-n ~ted a mong selmiddotetal Soviet balli15tic mimiddots~il~s havm g dife-r-e-nt opE z ationail rolemiddot C~Ad ltleMe~l)if~tl o~~ QUteif~-Ji~centtPecigdamp

I

middot---=middot=~-----~-----~~~---~----

~ e ro$seo

Examples opound a standardized -approach to missile fabri~ation have been obsefved as poundoUows

bull Missil~$ h~ving the s~~ dfamet~r (5 4 ft) S$1A (Germa11 V-2 SS-2 (SXBLING $S- 3 (SHYSTER) SS-4 (SANDAL

lt bull

I

middot middot e The use_oi a welded skin stringer and frame fabrication teehnique

S$middot3~ thrumiddotst and inte~tank arecs SS-4 ~- thrust agtd mter-tanka-ieas ss- 5 tllru~t and intertank areas SS- 8 - thrust infedank and intermiddotstage areas

middot SCRJ0 t~rust preas all three stages intertank area opound firmiddot~t ancl second st~middotges

SAVAG~i ~ thrust seetion all ~tee stag~s SARJlt thrust section middot middot middot SERB - thr~s t section

Th~ us~ cff the r9Jl a~d weld tan~ JabricaiiontecJinique ss- 3 _ eire middot t~n~~~~middot SS-4 - centntire tan~alg~witli o~exiapping longitldigtfal

welds sss fOrward 14 ef oxidizer _tank ss~s oxicltzer- and tttel tank of second st~ge SCItAG - entite fiT$~ stage_tan~ge _pre~suriczed areamiddot~

o s-econd and thltti staie middot middot SAVAGE - mo-tor caeing aU three stagegtS SERB- tankage section withllia~onal welcls to form cylinPric~l sections

SARK - entire ~ar1kage

bull The Ue of longitudinal panels focr missile ta-nkage S$-5 - enti~e uei t~nk aft 34middot o~ oxidizer tanllt SS8 - fuel and o~idi~er tank on flrst stage

bull The -use of metal sculptur~s q-~1 centi$sile structure SS-5 - longitudinal pa-nels on tankage SS-S - longitudinal panels Qn fi~st stage tankage

bull Truss type interstage middot SCRAC between aU three stages SAVAGE - betwee-~ aU tlu~ e stage s

secretWIR 1666 22 Apr 66

I bull _

~

Thesoe sirnilaritie~ s-rongly suggest stancdardazati()n not 0tily of _ missif~ diameter-s but strJle~al destgn middot-criteri a and fabTicatiGnfe--cmtSues by Soviet missile autihodfii~ whi ch conbol aJ)pli~aQ1~ deSi-gildeveloplfuent specificat-ions This standaldi~ed a-ppro~h4us a~ predominat~~ re-g less of design tearp apound~ilt~~ep t~pe of plQpelJanfs lliS ed and th~lelO~ ~ t _ iJ middotltnlng _ middot middot

_ Th~s tre~d in stltfliai_clie~fio~ ol tmiddotabrtcation t-eeampiqties is ex-pecta~ t o ccrntinue as it reduc-es flt OdJbtion prqlgtJe~~ anii c~t and ir-nprpvre-s q- mafutC-il~s ~ rGtluttiQn efficie~cy middot middotmiddot(F T middotj ~ ~ 1ffi bullmiddot

ffiEfl~~NO E~REIGN PISSSMWKlION _ middotJR ~1~asmiddot~ble to US UK ~ A us NZ(and NATO)

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

~EGRET

1 MrssmiddotbullLemiddotRangmiddote Firing Log

sigflificant

intelligence

on space

d~velo pmentS middotmiddot

_ middot US sttnscnmiddotsmiddot detected the (ollowing middot ~ovitftmiddot space-missHe lati~f-~~s dJ~Jng tlie p~ribd ~n lvqr6Jt-18 ~pril 19~6 middotmiddot middot middot

Approximate Time

~ Da~e opound Launch bull Proplsien System

09~QZ 21 Marmiddot middot6middot6 0550Z 24 Mar 66 1441 Z 24 Mar 66 061 ~zmiddot 26 Mar 66 tl720Zt 27 Mar 66

middot Q328Z 28 ~ar 66 ou-zz 3j) Mar 66 ui4shyyen- 31 MaT 6middot~ middot Q418J~middot J Apr middot6-6 1140~ ()6 tpr ~6

ID 5gg~- Lt Jpr 665 0 747f F2 JAmiddotpr 66 o6so~~ lSmiddotApr 66

Cosmo~ l L3 S$~7

Pr-oton system _ SS-8 unid-enti(iEd

SS-il SSmiddot9 Ltpia l(jjl

middotN5Sbull-11 middot (i~-smos lll_gtlt SS-11

ss-shy7middot ss~7

Launch Site

Tyrt+atarn

Jyuratam ltryuTatam Tyl1-latam Tyura~am

~JUatam fyCatam ~ra1iaJn tyur~~am PIesetsk ][yorat~m

Tfultratam Tyu~atam

Range _

~rbital

K~tnchatka Failure Kamchitka Failuri JrQp~

Kamcha a Kamch~~

~un~r~~l~ ltal]PQ~4Ja Oplusmnbth~~

l$am-chatk~ Tltamchatka Katt~chatka

Launche-d_by SS~6 ICBM bobs-ter sustampfut-r iiJJe~ted iht9 oxbit by heavy Y~nik middot thir~ stage

L~unched by ss~61CJ3M boogt~-r-s-ustainemiddotr_ ~jected into parking ozlht gty h~ayy Vertillt third stage middotinjected into Mo~n trajectogtry by fltgturthshy interplaneta~y stage) and into i~~ otlgtit ~y retrorock~t-

____

-6 22 Apr Ml

--

tt eeeret

Cosmosmiddot 114 Routine D~iOrbft shy

Cosmos 114 launcheJ dn 6 April 1966 fram Plesetsk~ was apparently deorbited on the early poortioi of R~v-olutiou 125 Based on ritfgative report$ poundrom Sh-emya the vehicle was ap-parently de-orbited withhf the So-viet Unicm C-os~os 114 crJ)ssed the equatnr at 0702Z on 14 April at n 3 degree-s We-st middotand ttnpact plobably oocur~ed twenty to twenty-five minutes later~ Space Def~ns e Gen_~er1 NORAD) (SSGRET)

Lunar Launch Possible 29 cr 30AprU __

Optirnwn-times -and dates for ~lre next SQViet lunar -attempts are

0-ltJ-41~ 2 9 A_pril arrd 1 Ol ~h 3 0 April shy

middot assuming that the USIal parking orb-i_t technique will be usadJ that th~ middot par~irtg orbit will h~vmiddote ~n Equatorial iclinaticn opound about 52 d-emiddotgree-s (trcue fomiddotr the- last~~~~r Soviet lunali atte~pfe)~ and thatthe mission will inyo-lve eitl~r a sott land-ing on the Moon or inJe~tion mto lupar ot-bit similar to th~ Luna 9 an-d Luna 10 operations

Thele is a-mple reason fqr le~~ting both of these operatipns middotnet for -any lack of- middot sltc~es s qf Luna 9 o-r Lma 1 0 but Pecaus-e much iniormashytion lmiddotemains to be 0-oll~ct-ed

Another 1una_r softmiddot- lander similar to L-una 9 could

T ~arl~Hlit pictures of ilie lun-a-r sQrf~ce poundrom are~ Byen~- -pected opoundbeing unlik-e tlle site of landing of L~a 9 middot Colle(t suriace and suQ-sUrface temperatures middotof themiddot Moon

bull Deteltlrmine the cherrt~cal compositjon ~d crystalline middot

bull struc~ure of mine-rals on and below th~ lun-ar ~middotl)rfuce~

Te-st Systtnns desigaed for us-e on -lat~T~ mor_e sophlspoundicated middot lunamiddotr mis s ions such as rilarined ones

Another lunar Obiter~~ s-im-ilar to- Luna 10 could

bull I 50Xl and 3 E013526

Gontinue the mismiddot -0 -- CbUectiOQ of tadiationbull data -in the Viofuity of the Moon data ltgtn tl)e sbla-r plasma

siori -ot Luna 1

and graVity and shapemiddot of lunar -magnetiSm and the Moon1s

9 seoret WIR i fJ66 22 Apt 66

~EGRET

1 MrssmiddotbullLemiddotRangmiddote Firing Log

sigflificant

intelligence

on space

d~velo pmentS middotmiddot

_ middot US sttnscnmiddotsmiddot detected the (ollowing middot ~ovitftmiddot space-missHe lati~f-~~s dJ~Jng tlie p~ribd ~n lvqr6Jt-18 ~pril 19~6 middotmiddot middot middot

Approximate Time

~ Da~e opound Launch bull Proplsien System

09~QZ 21 Marmiddot middot6middot6 0550Z 24 Mar 66 1441 Z 24 Mar 66 061 ~zmiddot 26 Mar 66 tl720Zt 27 Mar 66

middot Q328Z 28 ~ar 66 ou-zz 3j) Mar 66 ui4shyyen- 31 MaT 6middot~ middot Q418J~middot J Apr middot6-6 1140~ ()6 tpr ~6

ID 5gg~- Lt Jpr 665 0 747f F2 JAmiddotpr 66 o6so~~ lSmiddotApr 66

Cosmo~ l L3 S$~7

Pr-oton system _ SS-8 unid-enti(iEd

SS-il SSmiddot9 Ltpia l(jjl

middotN5Sbull-11 middot (i~-smos lll_gtlt SS-11

ss-shy7middot ss~7

Launch Site

Tyrt+atarn

Jyuratam ltryuTatam Tyl1-latam Tyura~am

~JUatam fyCatam ~ra1iaJn tyur~~am PIesetsk ][yorat~m

Tfultratam Tyu~atam

Range _

~rbital

K~tnchatka Failure Kamchitka Failuri JrQp~

Kamcha a Kamch~~

~un~r~~l~ ltal]PQ~4Ja Oplusmnbth~~

l$am-chatk~ Tltamchatka Katt~chatka

Launche-d_by SS~6 ICBM bobs-ter sustampfut-r iiJJe~ted iht9 oxbit by heavy Y~nik middot thir~ stage

L~unched by ss~61CJ3M boogt~-r-s-ustainemiddotr_ ~jected into parking ozlht gty h~ayy Vertillt third stage middotinjected into Mo~n trajectogtry by fltgturthshy interplaneta~y stage) and into i~~ otlgtit ~y retrorock~t-

____

-6 22 Apr Ml

--

tt eeeret

Cosmosmiddot 114 Routine D~iOrbft shy

Cosmos 114 launcheJ dn 6 April 1966 fram Plesetsk~ was apparently deorbited on the early poortioi of R~v-olutiou 125 Based on ritfgative report$ poundrom Sh-emya the vehicle was ap-parently de-orbited withhf the So-viet Unicm C-os~os 114 crJ)ssed the equatnr at 0702Z on 14 April at n 3 degree-s We-st middotand ttnpact plobably oocur~ed twenty to twenty-five minutes later~ Space Def~ns e Gen_~er1 NORAD) (SSGRET)

Lunar Launch Possible 29 cr 30AprU __

Optirnwn-times -and dates for ~lre next SQViet lunar -attempts are

0-ltJ-41~ 2 9 A_pril arrd 1 Ol ~h 3 0 April shy

middot assuming that the USIal parking orb-i_t technique will be usadJ that th~ middot par~irtg orbit will h~vmiddote ~n Equatorial iclinaticn opound about 52 d-emiddotgree-s (trcue fomiddotr the- last~~~~r Soviet lunali atte~pfe)~ and thatthe mission will inyo-lve eitl~r a sott land-ing on the Moon or inJe~tion mto lupar ot-bit similar to th~ Luna 9 an-d Luna 10 operations

Thele is a-mple reason fqr le~~ting both of these operatipns middotnet for -any lack of- middot sltc~es s qf Luna 9 o-r Lma 1 0 but Pecaus-e much iniormashytion lmiddotemains to be 0-oll~ct-ed

Another 1una_r softmiddot- lander similar to L-una 9 could

T ~arl~Hlit pictures of ilie lun-a-r sQrf~ce poundrom are~ Byen~- -pected opoundbeing unlik-e tlle site of landing of L~a 9 middot Colle(t suriace and suQ-sUrface temperatures middotof themiddot Moon

bull Deteltlrmine the cherrt~cal compositjon ~d crystalline middot

bull struc~ure of mine-rals on and below th~ lun-ar ~middotl)rfuce~

Te-st Systtnns desigaed for us-e on -lat~T~ mor_e sophlspoundicated middot lunamiddotr mis s ions such as rilarined ones

Another lunar Obiter~~ s-im-ilar to- Luna 10 could

bull I 50Xl and 3 E013526

Gontinue the mismiddot -0 -- CbUectiOQ of tadiationbull data -in the Viofuity of the Moon data ltgtn tl)e sbla-r plasma

siori -ot Luna 1

and graVity and shapemiddot of lunar -magnetiSm and the Moon1s

9 seoret WIR i fJ66 22 Apt 66

--

tt eeeret

Cosmosmiddot 114 Routine D~iOrbft shy

Cosmos 114 launcheJ dn 6 April 1966 fram Plesetsk~ was apparently deorbited on the early poortioi of R~v-olutiou 125 Based on ritfgative report$ poundrom Sh-emya the vehicle was ap-parently de-orbited withhf the So-viet Unicm C-os~os 114 crJ)ssed the equatnr at 0702Z on 14 April at n 3 degree-s We-st middotand ttnpact plobably oocur~ed twenty to twenty-five minutes later~ Space Def~ns e Gen_~er1 NORAD) (SSGRET)

Lunar Launch Possible 29 cr 30AprU __

Optirnwn-times -and dates for ~lre next SQViet lunar -attempts are

0-ltJ-41~ 2 9 A_pril arrd 1 Ol ~h 3 0 April shy

middot assuming that the USIal parking orb-i_t technique will be usadJ that th~ middot par~irtg orbit will h~vmiddote ~n Equatorial iclinaticn opound about 52 d-emiddotgree-s (trcue fomiddotr the- last~~~~r Soviet lunali atte~pfe)~ and thatthe mission will inyo-lve eitl~r a sott land-ing on the Moon or inJe~tion mto lupar ot-bit similar to th~ Luna 9 an-d Luna 10 operations

Thele is a-mple reason fqr le~~ting both of these operatipns middotnet for -any lack of- middot sltc~es s qf Luna 9 o-r Lma 1 0 but Pecaus-e much iniormashytion lmiddotemains to be 0-oll~ct-ed

Another 1una_r softmiddot- lander similar to L-una 9 could

T ~arl~Hlit pictures of ilie lun-a-r sQrf~ce poundrom are~ Byen~- -pected opoundbeing unlik-e tlle site of landing of L~a 9 middot Colle(t suriace and suQ-sUrface temperatures middotof themiddot Moon

bull Deteltlrmine the cherrt~cal compositjon ~d crystalline middot

bull struc~ure of mine-rals on and below th~ lun-ar ~middotl)rfuce~

Te-st Systtnns desigaed for us-e on -lat~T~ mor_e sophlspoundicated middot lunamiddotr mis s ions such as rilarined ones

Another lunar Obiter~~ s-im-ilar to- Luna 10 could

bull I 50Xl and 3 E013526

Gontinue the mismiddot -0 -- CbUectiOQ of tadiationbull data -in the Viofuity of the Moon data ltgtn tl)e sbla-r plasma

siori -ot Luna 1

and graVity and shapemiddot of lunar -magnetiSm and the Moon1s

9 seoret WIR i fJ66 22 Apt 66

)

i~t-~t(ed ema2la~tiotls -- when llun~ ~ors ~yenltgtlar Batte tiers fail Suppl~ment tbe mi$sion omiddotf Luna colle~ting sbnilall ~ata but in a the Mo n middot

middotmiddotoilmiddotmiddott q bullmiddot

oamp-im~ltaneously orbli~~l plane of

Tbte decidl-lg mduence on wh~ther ~e a lunar pr~be on 29 or 30 Aplilwould middotbe _avaiiabiiitw opound P- payloalti 11hemiddot Uilprece~l~nte~ l~unch -~ate of 1itlcar probeshy$ s-ince ~ad~ ~96~ Suggest that the Soviets will have anatAer payload rea4y b ~t tilrimiddote middot middot tNdRAD) fSEeRET NO FOItElGN rnSSEMNATJON -- ReleaSable to US UK amp G~~cla

c-osmos 15

I

LaunchedJrom Tyuratanr Cosmos- Ll5middotwas 1auncenthed frmiddotom middotfhe Tyurasabullmiddot $-sil~middot test range _

middot onmiddotzomiddot~pr t1 1906 at 1039~-- ~~l tASs 3poundnno~~~( ~ SW~emiddot Befense ent~x- ~~J9Cl param~te-1lS middot are tJ_s poundGllows

middotmiddot

Apomiddotgee

Perigee

PeJ~iod middot lncl~~ttbn to middot E quator middot

2 ~4 4 ~iloxnef8s (159 nAd ~ z~n 9-wlomcentte r middots

(- oo o -nm)middot middot -- ~

~9bull m~u~e-e

6~ 04 degrees

2~14 () kilo~~~~s middot159 0 nm) 190 0 ki lome~er s (103 ~) 89middot 3 minut~ s

65- o degrees

ff thiS tnedi~ X~SOlljlt~n photq reeonnaiss~n(f vehicle f~llQW$ the normal 8 g~fltmissiampn_ then ~ middot orbit Cfin be e~p ~~ 2~~ptll 66shy ~NGRAP (p~~e middotp~Jeli$e 6 ) (J$56~11 middotmiddot middotshy

middot