The chief designer was Valentin Strelkin,[1] and the system's price was 10 billion rubles.

[8] Radar signals were detected by some amateur radio operators in the 9.2–19.745 MHz frequency band.

[2][9] The received signal has a sound similar to the Soviet early warning system Duga radar operated from 1976–1989, nicknamed "the Russian woodpecker".

The site has been dismantled since at least February 2018, the new receivers are now located 15 km to the southeast 53°53′00″N 43°59′34″E / 53.8832°N 43.9928°E / 53.8832; 43.9928 (newtransmitter).

At least one other deployment site seems to be in construction as of 24 September 2022 near the town of Zeya, Oblast Amur, Russia, 53°43'14"N 127°04'27"E; with initial clearing Operation starting in 2017, as visible on satellite images retrievable via Google Earth.