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The NRO will work with other government agencies, including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, to conduct formal quality evaluations of commercial datasets.
The National Reconnaissance Office buys traditional electro-optical imagery from commercial providers.
On 2021-10-07 the National Reconnaissance Office announced it will start buying space radar imagery from commercial providers.
The National Reconnaissance Office is preparing to survey commercial capabilities to provide various geospatial datasets as part of a long-term campaign to establish a new program of record.
The NRO will issue a Broad Agency Announcement this fall to solicit information on commercial SAR capabilities.
The NRO is seeking information from companies that currently acquire SAR imagery and from firms that will have SAR capability in the near future.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks to ensure its analytic service providers have full access to unclassified imagery procured by the National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency turned over responsibilities for commercial imagery procurement to the National Reconnaissance Office in 2017.
The NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office was created to embrace advanced commercial sources and to buy commercial capabilities where feasible.
The NRO pays Maxar $300,000,000 a year for access to WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, GeoEye-1, and Maxar’s image archive.
In 2019 the NRO awarded study contracts to Maxar, Planet, and BlackSky to gain access to the companies’ business plans, finances, and projected constellation capacity.
The National Reconnaissance Office is the U.S. intelligence agency responsible for developing, launching, and operating the nation’s spy satellites.
The National Reconnaissance Office will require vendors under EOCL to sign end user license agreements so imagery can be shared across government agencies without additional licensing fees.
NGA leveraged a National Reconnaissance Office commercial integration study contract with HawkEye 360 in September 2020 to execute a test and evaluation contract with the company.
NGA leveraged a National Reconnaissance Office commercial integration study contract with HawkEye 360 in September 2020 to execute a test and evaluation contract.
More than 90% of BlackSky’s current revenues are from government contracts primarily with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Department of Defense.
The Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded research and development center based in El Segundo, California that focuses on analysis and assessment of space programs for the Department of Defense, NASA, and the National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Reconnaissance Office will continue to procure some commercial launches to lower costs and gain flexibility in launch locations.
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to conduct four launches in 29 days in 2022.
The National Reconnaissance Office seeks to improve resiliency, capacity, and capabilities in its future satellite architecture by flying large and small satellites in multiple orbits.