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- Jul 1, 2018
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| TYPE | Infrastructure |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| PROJECT | Kapustin Yar |
| PROJECT COST | 4,000,000,000.00 |
| COMPLETION DATE | 02/04/2020 |
| PROJECT INFORMATION | Location is 48.586°N 45.72°E The town of Znamensk serves the research and development facility The Kapustin Yar (air base) serves the research and development facility The site having been closed the previous year is being reopened and refurbished with major work being done on all buildings and facilities. Burya Launch Complex Kapustin Yar Burya 48.470308°N 46.317647°E Burya. Elaborate complex consisting of horizontal assembly building, huge circular rail line, and mobile erector/launcher. Built at the Soviet Vladimirovka flight test facility south of Kapustin Yar. Area 84 Kapustin Yar LC84 48.615101°N 46.299855°E Launch pads: 1. R-5, RT-15. R-5 Launch complex consisting of three pads. Area 86 Kapustin Yar LC86 48.569350°N 46.295413°E Launch pads: 4. Kosmos 11K63, Kosmos 63S1, Kosmos 63S1M, R-31. Single launch complex consisting of four launch pads. Area 107 Kapustin Yar LC107 48.540716°N 46.299020°E Launch pads: 2. Kosmos 11K65M, Kosmos 65MP, R-14. Single launch complex consisting of two launch pads. Area 107 Kapustin Yar LC107 48.541425°N 46.301082°E Launch garage: 1. mobile ICBM Topol/Topol-E Mayak-1 silo Kapustin Yar Mayak-1 48.569537°N 46.294893°E Launch pads: 1. R-12. Mayak-2 silo Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 48.569551°N 46.295814°E Launch pads: 1. Kosmos 63S1, R-12. Pioner Launch Complex Kapustin Yar Pioner 48.6200°N 46.2500°E Rail-served launch complex. Area 1 Kapustin Yar PL1 48.4000°N 46.2000°E Launch pads: 1. R-12. Area 87 Kapustin Yar PL87 48.561263°N 46.295281°E Launch pads: 1. RT-2. R-1 Launch Area Kapustin Yar R-1 48.8000°N 45.6700°E R-11 Launch Area Kapustin Yar R-11 48.7000°N 46.2000°E Naval missile test area. R-14 Silo Prototype Kapustin Yar R-14 48.528534°N 46.295274°E R-2 Launch Area Kapustin Yar R-2 48.7800°N 45.7000°E R-5 Initial Launch Area Kapustin Yar R-5 48.7500°N 45.7500°E SM-49 submarine simulator Kapustin Yar SM-49 48.671529°N 46.270620°E Launch pads: 1. R-11FM. Sounding rocket launch area Kapustin Yar Sounding 48.7000°N 46.2000°E V-2 Launch Area Kapustin Yar V-2 48.5500°N 45.8200°E Original site for V-2 launches in 1946. First complex at Kapustin Yar. Vertikal Launch Pad Kapustin Yar Vertikal 48.5000°N 46.7800°E Launch pads: 1. Launch site for R-5 scientific launches, located well east of the primary military launch areas. Kapustin Yar (air base) 48°40′04″N 45°43′54″E will be used for the testing of experimental aircraft. |
| PRIVATE / ENCRYPTED | Yes |
