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U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein is a former deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office and was placed in charge of an organization with approximately $11,000,000,000 in annual spending and nearly 10,000 personnel.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductMar 4, 2022Space Force to reorganize its acquisition command to ‘focus on the threat’

The Atlas V 541 configuration has launched missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, carried the GOES-R and GOES-S satellites, and most recently launched the Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipMar 2, 2022NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Launched To Orbit By United Launch Alliance

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office pays Maxar about $300,000,000 per year for access to Maxar’s four high-resolution imagery satellites and image archives.

Mentioned as: national reconnaissance officeTechnical ProductFeb 27, 2022Commercial spy satellites put Russia’s Ukraine invasion in the public eye

The National Reconnaissance Office operates U.S. government-owned spy satellites.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 23, 2022NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacks

U.S. National Reconnaissance Office Director Christopher Scolese warned that Russia's military could target satellites to disrupt communications and GPS services.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 23, 2022NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacks

PredaSAR is one of five synthetic aperture radar imagery providers selected by the National Reconnaissance Office for study contracts.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2022Terran Orbital touts military and defense contracts ahead of going public

Frank Calvelli worked for 30 years at the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2022Space acquisition nominee: Satellites must be defended, ‘the economy depends on space’

HySpecIQ was founded in 2013 and won a National Reconnaissance Office study contract in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipFeb 11, 2022Wyvern gets funding to expand hyperspectral imaging market

The U.S. government has traditionally procured remote sensing satellites that are owned and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2022Report: U.S. military needs a better way to buy commercial satellite imagery

The National Reconnaissance Office confirmed the NROL-87 payload was successfully deployed.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

The contracts awarded by the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radar data are currently small and focused on studying what data companies can provide.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2022Report: U.S. military needs a better way to buy commercial satellite imagery

The National Reconnaissance Office plans to start buying commercial space radar data from several vendors.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipFeb 2, 2022Report: U.S. military needs a better way to buy commercial satellite imagery

The National Reconnaissance Office builds and operates classified U.S. government spy satellites.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

SpaceX previously launched two National Reconnaissance Office satellites under commercial contracts.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

The National Reconnaissance Office planned to launch as many as seven missions in 2022, a mix of commercially procured and NSSL launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

NROL-87 was the NRO’s first mission launched by a Falcon 9 procured under the National Security Space Launch program run by the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipFeb 2, 2022SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office

A Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch a National Reconnaissance Office classified payload from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2022-02-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipJan 31, 2022Falcon 9 launches Italian radar satellite

The National Reconnaissance Office announced its Broad Agency Announcement Framework for Strategic Commercial Enhancements in October 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipJan 21, 2022Capella Space awarded commercial radar contract By National Reconnaissance Office

Under the contract, Capella Space will provide synthetic aperture radar data modeling and simulation for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2022Capella Space awarded commercial radar contract By National Reconnaissance Office

Under the contract, Capella Space will deliver sample synthetic aperture radar imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Technical ProductJan 21, 2022Capella Space awarded commercial radar contract By National Reconnaissance Office
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