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RSL #1 Photo Gallery

RSL #1 Photo Gallery

• 001 : USGS aerial photo of RSL #1 (1997).
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• 002 : Public road leading to RSL 1 (2002).
  • RSL 1 is the most isolated of the four remote sites.
  • Small wetlands like this are found frequently in this area of North Dakota.
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• 003 : RSL 1 from the public road (2002).
  • LASS (Limited Area Sentry Station) is on the left, RLOB (Remote Launch Operations Building) is in the center, and the missile field is on the right.
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• 004 : Access road at the turnoff from the public road (2002).
  • The RLOB's power plant intake/exhaust stacks are visible.
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• 005 : Entrance to RSL 1 (2002).
  • The LASS is in the foreground, the RLOB is in the background.
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• 006 : Closer view of the LASS and sally port (2002).
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• 007 : Underground RLOB (Remote Launch Operations Building) (2002).
  • The entrance tunnel is on the right.
  • The power plant's intake / exhaust stacks are in the center.
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• 008 : RLOB entrance tunnel and generator stacks (2002).
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• 009 : RLOB entrance tunnel (2002).
  • The road on the right leads to the missile field.
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• 010 : Back side of the RLOB (2002).
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• 011 : Missile field (2002).
  • The security fence, EASS (Exclusion Area Sentry Station), light standards, etc. have all been removed.
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• 012 : Closer view of the missile field (2002).
  • The LASS is just right of center, and the RLOB entrance tunnel is on the far right of the photo.
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• 013 : Closer view of one of the Sprint launch stations (2002).
  • From Chuck Angelo:
    The pole like apparatus to the right of the Sprint launch cell was the AC power source for the missile loader and maintenance trucks. There is a power bunker under ground with the transformers and breakers. This pole is just above the vault. The power cord from the maintenance and missile transporter trucks connected to the gray switch box with a large 4 pin connector. You can just see the connector receptacle on the bottom of the gray switch box mounted to the side of the pole.
  • The underground electrical bunker also provided power for the Sprint missile cells and was similar to the MSR launch area EDC's (Electrical Distribution Centers).
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