Legenda (satellite system)

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]

Legenda is now believed to be non-functional after the US-A sats were deactivated.

References

↑ Brian Harvey The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After 2007 "The US P (“P” for “passive”; industry code of 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 ..

Photographic	Yantar Zenit Orlets Almaz

Electro-optical	Araks Arkon Enisei Kobalt Persona

ELINT	Tselina-2 Liana

Secondary Mission	Oko US-KMO EKS

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