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Maybe the first ever open source claim for a Burmese rocket development facility: possible static test stand for rocket engine sighted!
Ka Pa Sa 22 horizontal rocket motor test stand
This is a really interesting installation at Myanmar's Ka Pa Sa 22 factory (21.200122° 94.508280°). The 3D reconstruction looks a lot like a horizontal rocket motor test stand.
https://archive.vn/mSj4M/22c63ad9ffd9a7c4b7f80cba5161d4b49562d7c5.jpg ; https://archive.vn/mSj4M/86077e51fcd386f1fe1322bb52e0c1610e5118a5/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20201225165839/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqCd8GeXYAEKFYG?format=jpg&name=large
▲ 1. The vast military production infrastructure in Myanmar.
https://archive.vn/lecVn/9ef3be478103d4cba7213c1477dc3b5a2dc4202e.jpg ; https://archive.vn/lecVn/a5474c8916876e2ed12211f86162a33539ae795a/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20201225170213/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqCjOv1W4AIFKg8?format=jpg&name=900x900
▲ 2. Myanmar's Ka Pa Sa 22 factory (21.200122° 94.508280°): it does look a lot like a horizontal rocket motor test stand!
https://archive.vn/SaapA/0368ec7b00cf929586697197545a0c007e46db0c.jpg ; https://archive.vn/SaapA/c6e6bdfe132b0bc64ddaca84c0396ccb3c2b4a49/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20201225170249/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqCjQSkXYAElEJz?format=jpg&name=large
▲ 3. A 3D reconstruction of the possible horizontal rocket motor test stand.
https://archive.vn/PL7jQ/9c7c33bc7936f8b6062ed52e3c3f7e386baebffa.jpg ; https://archive.vn/PL7jQ/af58d3b3af8f4afea17b3fc71f8e8000f84c41f1/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20201225170310/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqCjRWVXIAEKfzu?format=jpg&name=large
▲ 4. A 3D reconstruction of the possible horizontal rocket motor test stand.
This facility is huge indeed!
Reference
While Myanmar has maintained some military production capabilities for along time, these have traditionally been rather limited. Only in the last two decades has this infrastructure been vastly expanded with the country now mustering at least 25 factories.
These facilities are surprisingly large and usually built in remote jungle areas of the country with on-site housing for workers. Maintained by the Directorate of Defence Industries, they are known by their Burmese acronym Ka Pa Sa and numbered.
Different sources were used for geolocation. A few sites have previously been discussed in the OSINT community. Some locations were mentioned in media reports involving land disputes, others were included in reports about Myanmar's national electricity grid.
This highly recommended article by Bertil Lintner also included several locations. So here we go...
Burma’s WMD Programme And Military Cooperation With The Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea
Published on Mar 14, 2012
The resumption of diplomatic ties between Burma and North Korea in April 2007 came after more than a decade of quiet cooperation.
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Ka Pa Sa 1. 16.838736° 96.149553°
Ka Pa Sa 2. 19.928915° 95.009777°
Ka Pa Sa 3. 18.789831° 95.196294°
Ka Pa Sa 5. 18.530709° 94.992593°
Ka Pa Sa 6 and 16 should be located in this broader area 18.687068° 94.985989°
Ka Pa Sa 8. 19.659741° 95.265244°
Potentially, the location of Ka Pa Sa 9. 18.618588° 94.974167°
The vast Ka Pa Sa 10 complex. 19.955830° 94.955285°
Potentially, the location of Ka Pa Sa 11. 17.326922° 96.059000°
Ka Pa Sa 12. 19.332532° 95.090041°
Ka Pa Sa 13. 19.792797° 95.085368°
Ka Pa Sa 14. This site has been alleged to be a North Korean-built missile factory. 19.988155° 94.444311°
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11966136
Ka Pa Sa 15. 19.382914° 95.426527°
Ka Pa Sa 17. 20.240501° 95.621074°
Ka Pa Sa 18. 19.801689° 95.739490°
Ka Pa Sa 19. 19.070693° 95.639281°
Ka Pa Sa 20. 20.465197° 94.203017°
Ka Pa Sa 21, whose area stretches for almost 10km. 20.949352° 94.348304°
The vast Ka Pa Sa 22 facility. 21.199831° 94.544206°
Ka Pa Sa 23. 22.142037° 94.307229°
Ka Pa Sa 24. This facility has previously been discussed as a potential CW production site. 21.498840° 94.368768°
http://nonproliferation.org/suspect-defense-facility-in-myanmar/
Ka Pa Sa 25. 20.879103° 94.201113°