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.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 ..
Legenda system consist of 37 ELINT satellite named US-P   and 32 US-A nuclear powered radar satellite  to provide global coverage 
Legenda is now non-functional after the US-A and US-P sats were deactivated. It is being replaced by the Liana system with 4 operational satellites as of July 2021.

See also
 P-700 Granit

References

Category:Military equipment of the Soviet Union
Category:Space program of the Soviet Union


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