Approved for Release 2019f12f04 303148916 1 2 POSSIBLE FIRST SOVIET TESTS OF EARTH SATELLITE VEHICLE 0R ICBM on Io were noted at the Kapustin Yar guided missiles test range in which vertically fired missiles apparently released a second-stage vehicle The vertically fired rst stage ve hicle fell to earth approximately 50 nautical miles down range while the Soviet radars at both the mid-range 300 nautical miles and far- range 650 nautical miles stations were cont tinuing to observe another moving ob- ject Comment This would he the first two-stage mis- sile known to have been fired at Kapos- tin Yar and appears to be a test of components for either the Soviet earth satellite vehicle or an intercontinental ballistic missile Recent Soviet statements have claimed that the USSR is nearly ready to launch an earth satellite 15 June Current Intelligence Bulletin Page 5 Approved for Release 2U1QI12ID4 003148916 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu