Sary Shagan
| Sary Shagan | |
|---|---|
Сары-Шаган | |
| Near Priozersk in Kazakhstan | |
Balkhash-9 radar station at Sary Shagan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Anti-ballistic missile testing range |
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°23′N 72°52′E / 46.383°N 72.867°E |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1958 - current |
Sary Shagan (Russian: Сары-Шаган; Kazakh: Сарышаған) is an anti-ballistic missile testing range located in Kazakhstan.
On 17 August 1956 the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union authorized plans for an experimental facility for missile defence located at Sary Shagan, on the west bank of Lake Balkhash. The first missile launched from the facility was a V-1000 on 16 October 1958, but the facilities for full-scale testing were not ready until 1961. Sary Shagan remains in use, with the latest known launch on 2 December 2022. The town of Sary Shagan was a closed city until 2005. The administrative centre, Priozersk remained a closed city.
The length of the site is 480 km.
The Sary Shagan range was the intended landing site for the sample return canister of the Russian Fobos-Grunt mission.