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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SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118 is a joint National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force mission to provide space domain awareness for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
The NROL-77, NROL-73, NROL-56, NROL-109, and NROL-100 missions are National Reconnaissance Office missions.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) oversaw the procurement and operation of American reconnaissance satellites.
The National Reconnaissance Office builds and operates an unknown number of classified satellites that collect intelligence for U.S. policymakers, military commands, and other organizations.
Capella Space received a Commercial Radar Contract from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) rejected the development of a dedicated crisis reconnaissance satellite in 1969.
Kevin Keating previously worked at the National Reconnaissance Office and most recently at the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science and Technology.
Silent Barker is a joint mission of the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force placed into orbit by an Atlas V on 2023-09-08 to monitor satellites in the geostationary belt.
Maxar won a 10-year, $3,200,000,000 contract from the National Reconnaissance Office in 2022 to provide satellite imagery.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) collaborated with the Air Force to evolve MOL into a reconnaissance satellite carrying the DORIAN camera system.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office and the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on 2023-09-10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission is a joint National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command capability to improve space domain awareness.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and U.S. Space Command (SSC) signed a framework agreement for protecting commercial remote sensing space assets.
Space Systems Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, and United Launch Alliance are preparing to launch the 99th National Security Space Launch mission aboard an Atlas V 551 rocket.
SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is a joint National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Force mission to improve space domain awareness.
The National Reconnaissance Office is soliciting proposals from commercial remote-sensing companies that use optical imaging satellites.
The NRO is seeking imaging capabilities beyond those covered by the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contracts awarded last year to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet Labs.
The 2024 mission supports Xtenti’s follow-on study contract with the National Reconnaissance Office to demonstrate FANTM-RiDE’s rapid payload reconfiguration capabilities.
The National Reconnaissance Office seeks to collaborate with industry and academia on advanced technologies for satellites and ground systems.
The National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and U.S. Space Command signed a Commercial Space Protection Tri-Seal Strategic Framework to improve threat intelligence sharing with commercial satellite operators.