Legenda_(satellite_system)

Legenda (satellite system)

Legenda (satellite system)

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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]

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  1. [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."
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    "US-P".
  3. [3]
    "US-A".
  4. [4]
    Podvig, Pavel (25 October 2018). "Cosmos-2528 - new Lotus-S1 electronic reconnaissance satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces.


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