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U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six commercial providers of space-based radio frequency data on 2022-09-28.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 28, 2022NRO signs agreements with six commercial providers of space-based RF data

The National Reconnaissance Office and United Launch Alliance have collaborated through 32 launch campaigns stemming from ULA’s first launch in 2006.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 26, 2022United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches National Security Mission with Delta IV Heavy Rocket

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.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 26, 2022United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches National Security Mission with Delta IV Heavy Rocket

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.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 24, 2022UPDATE 1: ULA Delta IV Heavy dispatches the national security enveloped NROL-91 to orbit for Space Systems Command (SSC) + the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 24, 2022NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch

NRO Director Chris Scolese credited the Delta 4 Heavy as integral to the NRO’s history and for helping build the architecture for space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Mentioned as: NROTechnical ProductSep 24, 2022NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 24, 2022NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch

NROL-91 was the 10th Delta 4 Heavy mission launched for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 24, 2022NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch

United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch a Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office mission on 2022-09-24 from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 23, 2022ULA’s Delta 4 prepares for final West Coast launch as Vandenberg seeks new tenants

National Reconnaissance Office data supports the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and other NRO mission partners to produce intelligence products.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

NROL-91 is the National Reconnaissance Office’s fifth launch of 2022 and is part of more than a half-dozen planned launches for the year.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Narrative GeneralSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

The National Reconnaissance Office develops, acquires, launches, and operates America’s reconnaissance satellites and associated data processing facilities in support of national security.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is launching the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on 2022-09-24 at 2:53 p.m. PDT (5:53 p.m. EDT; 2153 UTC).

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

The National Reconnaissance Office is partnering with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence to launch the Prometheus-2 mission on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket later in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

NROL-91 carries a national security payload designed, built, and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office to provide intelligence data to senior U.S. policymakers, the Intelligence Community, and the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Narrative GeneralSep 21, 2022ULA Delta IV set to launch the National Reconnaissance Office NROL-91 mission

The National Reconnaissance Office operates the United States’ spy satellites and is responsible for buying commercial imagery.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Satellite imaging companies look for growth in data analytics

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded 10-year imagery contracts in May to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet Labs.

Mentioned as: the national reconnaissance officeOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2022Satellite imaging companies look for growth in data analytics

The National Reconnaissance Office develops, acquires, launches, and operates the United States’ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance satellites.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022New National Reconnaissance Office Deputy Director + Space Element Commander

The National Reconnaissance Office has been working for years on a strategy to acquire emerging commercial satellite capabilities.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductSep 7, 2022GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery

From 2019 through 2021, the NRO spent portions of its commercial imagery budget on emerging capabilities but those efforts did not generally lead to sustained funding.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Narrative GeneralSep 7, 2022GAO: Defense, intelligence agencies need a better plan to buy commercial satellite imagery
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