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NROL-146 is the first batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office.
NROL-146 is the National Reconnaissance Office’s first deployment of a new imaging satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.
The NROL-146 mission will deploy the first batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office.
NROL-146 is the first launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture intended to deliver space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
NROL-146 carries the first batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Scott expressed full confidence in the NRO's ability to take on the GMTI tracking mission, stating they already conduct similar operations globally.
The National Reconnaissance Office’s commercial space office plans to create a flexible contracting pipeline to onboard innovations from private remote sensing companies.
The Department of the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office are developing the space sensors for GMTI.
Brett Scott, director of the NRO’s Geospatial Intelligence Information Systems Acquisition Directorate, emphasizes the necessity of transitioning to space-based surveillance capabilities.
Pete Muend helped establish the NRO Commercial Systems Program Office in 2018.
The NRO is implementing an effort called Commercial GEOINT Integration to integrate multiple commercial capabilities from various vendors into the larger enterprise architecture.
NRO Director Chris Scolese awarded contracts worth $4,000,000,000 over 10 years to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet in 2022 under the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer program.
The National Reconnaissance Office’s long-standing procurement strategy is summarized as "Buy what we can and build what we must."
The NRO works with mission partners including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense, and the broader intelligence community to integrate commercial capabilities.
In 2022 the National Reconnaissance Office awarded Maxar a $3,200,000,000 contract to supply imagery and mapping services over the next decade.
The satellites for the NRO’s new constellation were built under a classified $1,800,000,000 contract awarded by the National Reconnaissance Office in 2021 to SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.
The National Reconnaissance Office is targeting a 2024-05-19 launch for the mission designated NROL-146 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The National Reconnaissance Office is preparing to launch the first phase of a new imaging satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.
The launch was the fifth flight 2024 for the Electron and the first in more than a month after a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on 2024-03-21 from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 in Virginia.
Maxar’s largest contract is a $3.2 billion, 10-year agreement with the National Reconnaissance Office to supply imagery and other services.