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 National Reconnaissance Office awarded a contract on 2023-08-08 with Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti for a responsive space mission.
As Deputy Program Director in the National Reconnaissance Office, Shawn Hendricks led spacecraft production for a $13,000,000,000 national imagery satellite.
Kleos Space signed agreements last year with the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office to provide radio-frequency data.
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off on 2023-06-22 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The NROL-68 payload was launched into Geosynchronous Earth Orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy for the National Reconnaissance Office.
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37B at 5:18 a.m. Eastern on 2023-06-22.
The National Reconnaissance Office uses a variety of satellites, from small satellites to larger traditional satellites, to pursue a hybrid architecture designed to provide global coverage and meet a range of intelligence requirements.
United Launch Alliance launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket on 2023-06-22 at 5:18 a.m. Eastern.
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office launched on 2023-06-22 at 5:18 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
ULA is under contract to launch one more National Reconnaissance Office satellite on the Delta 4 Heavy in 2024 from Cape Canaveral.
Umbra is working with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Defense on providing SAR capabilities to the warfighter and taxpayers.
About 20 companies in the SAR, RF, and hyperspectral imaging sectors have signed agreements with the National Reconnaissance Office to conduct experiments.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded large electro-optical imagery contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet.
In March the National Reconnaissance Office selected Orbital Sidekick for a focus area study of commercial space-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities under the agency’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement.
The National Reconnaissance Office must submit a report on its planned acquisition strategy and schedule for commercial space-based remote sensing phenomenologies including synthetic-aperture radar, radio frequency, and hyperspectral.
COMSO plans to work with the National Reconnaissance Office on commercial imagery for the SRT marketplace while also using other commercial vendors not contracted to the NRO.
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein directed the Commercial Space Office to seek a location in Chantilly because of its proximity to the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Under the NRO agreements, the National Reconnaissance Office will assess signatory companies’ technical and business plans and later procure hyperspectral data for demonstrations.
National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese spoke at the GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis on 2023-05-23.
Planet won a $146,000,000 contract from the National Reconnaissance Office last year to supply electro-optical imagery.