The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense and a member of the United States Intelligence Community that designs, builds, launches, and operates reconnaissance satellites for the U.S. federal government. It provides satellite intelligence, including signals intelligence (SIGINT), imagery intelligence (IMINT), and measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT), to various government agencies like the NSA, NGA, and DIA. The NRO partners with organizations such as the U.S. Space Force, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX, and its activities include developing advanced satellite technology and launching assets into orbit. Keywords associated with the NRO include: reconnaissance satellites, intelligence, national security, and space-based surveillance.
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The NROL-70 mission is intended to strengthen the National Reconnaissance Office’s ability to provide timely intelligence information to national decision makers, warfighters, and intelligence analysts.
The NROL-70 mission is a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission launching on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are preparing to launch NROL-70 no earlier than 2024-03-28 from SLC-37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force are working with the National Reconnaissance Office to develop a dedicated constellation of sensor satellites specifically designed for Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI).
The NROL-123 launch service was acquired using the National Reconnaissance Office’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract.
National Reconnaissance Office missions provide critical information to more than a half-million government users, including every member of the U.S. Intelligence Community, two dozen domestic agencies, the military, lawmakers, and decision-makers.
Firefly is preparing a responsive on-orbit Elytra mission for the National Reconnaissance Office that will launch aboard Alpha later 2024.
The 2024-03-21 launch was the fifth and last mission under a Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract between the NRO and Rocket Lab that dates back to 2020.
The NROL-123 launch service was procured using the National Reconnaissance Office’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract.
The 2024-03-21 mission was designated NROL-123 by the National Reconnaissance Office.
Firefly is preparing a responsive on-orbit Elytra mission for the National Reconnaissance Office that will launch aboard the Alpha launch vehicle later in 2024.
The National Reconnaissance Office is seeking proposals from private industry for its space launch operations.
Rocket Lab launched a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Virginia on 2024-03-21.
The National Reconnaissance Office designs and operates U.S. spy satellites.
The National Reconnaissance Office plans an ambitious expansion of its satellite architecture over the next decade.
National Reconnaissance Office missions provide critical information to more than a half-million government users, including every member of the U.S. Intelligence Community, two dozen domestic agencies, the military, lawmakers, and decision makers.
In 2022 Maxar won a $3,200,000,000 contract to provide imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office over 10 years.
The National Reconnaissance Office acquires and operates the United States government’s spy satellites.
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to launch one of its largest-ever satellites on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy vehicle.
SpaceX’s Starshield business unit has a $1,800,000,000 contract with the National Reconnaissance Office signed in 2021 to build spy satellites.