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The NRO previously awarded five commercial radar contracts in January 2022.
The NRO previously awarded six commercial radio-frequency remote sensing contracts in September 2022.
The NRO previously awarded six agreements with commercial hyperspectral imaging companies in March 2023.
The Strategic Commercial Enhancements program seeks new and emerging types of electro-optical (EO) imagery beyond what the NRO procures under the 2022 Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract.
The National Reconnaissance Office signed agreements on 2023-12-05 with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space for the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program.
NROL-77, NROL-73, NROL-56, NROL-109, and NROL-100 are missions conducted in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office.
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 NRO initiated studies for the Shuttle Transport System Panoramic Camera System in December 1978.
Damon was intended to demonstrate cooperation between the NRO and NASA for military payloads on the shuttle.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) oversaw the procurement and operation of American reconnaissance satellites.
During the Cold War, the NRO studied numerous alternative reconnaissance satellite designs to meet emerging requirements.
NRO Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak said the planned new satellites will deliver over 10 times as many signals and images as the agency collects today.
The NRO plans to deploy a diversity of spacecraft ranging from traditional schoolbus-size satellites to smaller platforms built on commercial satellite buses that can integrate new payloads.
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 NRO established a special working group to assess intelligence on the Yom Kippur War and provide analysis for senior US leaders.
By January 1971, the US State Department pressured the NRO to develop a satellite for near-real-time monitoring of the Middle East ceasefire.
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.