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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HawkEye 360 Inc. was awarded a contract from the National Reconnaissance Office’s Commercial Systems Program Office to assess, mature, integrate, and operationalize commercial RF intelligence into the NRO’s integrated overhead architecture to support warfighters, the intelligence community, and policymakers.
Rocket Lab launched two National Reconnaissance Office missions, NROL-162 on 2022-07-13 and NROL-199 on 2022-08-04.
Kleos Space Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Kleos Space S.A., was awarded the first-stage contract under the National Reconnaissance Office’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement (SCE BAA) Framework.
The National Reconnaissance Office develops, acquires, launches, and operates space-based surveillance and reconnaissance systems that collect and deliver intelligence to enhance U.S. national security and maintain global vigilance.
Vandenberg Space Force Base hosted the final Delta IV Heavy launch of the National Reconnaissance Office mission NROL-91.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded a Commercial RF Capabilities Contract to Kleos Space Inc. under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement (SCE BAA) Framework.
PredaSAR received an NRO study contract under the Strategic Commercial Enhancement Broad Agency Announcement Framework for commercial RF remote sensing.
HawkEye 360 has been awarded a contract from the National Reconnaissance Office Commercial Systems Program Office (NRO CSPO).
Companies receiving awards under the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement Broad Agency Announcement Framework include Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab.
HawkEye 360 previously held a 2019 commercial RF survey study contract with the National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six commercial providers of space-based radio frequency data on 2022-09-28.
Kleos Space was awarded a first stage contract by the National Reconnaissance Office under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement Framework.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded an integration study contract for commercial RF in 2019.
Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab signed agreements giving the National Reconnaissance Office access to their systems and business plans for evaluation of commercial RF data purchases.
HawkEye 360 was awarded a contract from the National Reconnaissance Office’s Commercial Systems Program Office on 2022-09-28.
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off on 2022-09-24 at 3:25 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The National Reconnaissance Office and United Launch Alliance have collaborated through 32 launch campaigns stemming from ULA’s first launch in 2006.
United Launch Alliance launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket on 2022-09-24 at 3:25 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
United Launch Alliance is under contract to launch two more National Reconnaissance Office satellites on the Delta 4 Heavy in 2023 and 2024 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off on 2022-09-24 at 3:25 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.