Legenda, or the MKRC Legenda system, is a
Soviet
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satellite targeting system mated to the
SS-N-19 missile. It consisted of the
US-P SIGINT
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satellites and the
US-A Radar Ocean reconnaissance satellites
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The ...
, which were
nuclear power
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ed.
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
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P-700 Granit
The P-700 ''Granit'' (russian: П-700 "Гранит"; en, granite) is a Soviet and Russian naval anti-ship cruise missile. Its GRAU designation is 3M45, its NATO reporting name SS-N-19 ''Shipwreck''. It comes in surface-to-surface and s ...
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Military equipment of the Soviet Union
Space program of the Soviet Union
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