Legenda (satellite system) explained

Legenda, or the MKRC Legenda system, is a Soviet satellite targeting system mated to the SS-N-19 missile. It consisted of the US-P SIGINT satellites and the US-A Radar Ocean reconnaissance satellites, which were nuclear powered.^[1] The Legenda system consists of 37 ELINT satellites named US-P ^[2] and 32 US-A nuclear powered radar satellites ^[3] to provide global coverage. Legenda is now non-functional after the US-A and US-P satellites were deactivated. It is being replaced by the Liana system with 4 operational satellites as of July 2021.^[4]

See also

• P-700 Granit

Notes and References

1. Brian Harvey The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After 2007 "The US-P ("P" for "passive"; industry code 11F120) program began with Cosmos 699 in 1974, becoming operational as the Legenda system in 1978. US-P5 are built by the Arsenal Design Bureau in St. Petersburg. Thirty-six were launched."
2. Web site: US-P.
3. Web site: US-A.
4. Cosmos-2528 - new Lotus-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 25 October 2018. Podvig. Pavel.