Sprint launch station closeup (2001).

• The foundation of each of the 16 steel cylindrical Sprint launch stations was buried vertically underground to a depth of some 32 ft and had an inner diameter of approximately 9.5 ft. Each was closed with a hatch and had a launch preparation equipment chamber and a launch area antenna (see 031) on a concrete base.
• When operational, each cell contained a Sprint missile that would be launched by a gas-propelled piston through its cell cover, which would be explosively fragmented to allow the missile's exit.
• Photo by Ron Plante.