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U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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The National Reconnaissance Office has procured commercial launches from Rocket Lab that are licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeOrg RelationshipDec 19, 2020SpaceX wraps up 2020 with Falcon 9 launch of classified NRO satellite

The National Reconnaissance Office builds and operates the U.S. government’s spy satellites.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 19, 2020SpaceX wraps up 2020 with Falcon 9 launch of classified NRO satellite

Of the four remaining NRO missions on Delta IV Heavy, two will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and two will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipDec 17, 2020ULA’s new rocket Vulcan projected to launch in late 2021

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded a data integration study contract to Hawkeye 360 in December 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipDec 16, 2020NGA evaluates Hawkeye 360 data through pilot program

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is obtaining Hawkeye 360 data through the National Reconnaissance Office study contract.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 16, 2020NGA evaluates Hawkeye 360 data through pilot program

One more Falcon 9 launch in 2020 was scheduled to carry a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on mission NROL-108 with a no-earlier-than date of 2020-12-17.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 13, 2020SpaceX launches SiriusXM satellite

The 2020-12-10 launch was United Launch Alliance’s 30th mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020ULA launches long-delayed NRO mission aboard Delta 4 Heavy rocket

Two of the four remaining Delta 4 Heavy NRO missions will launch from Cape Canaveral and two will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipDec 10, 2020ULA launches long-delayed NRO mission aboard Delta 4 Heavy rocket

The clear to launch for the Delta IV Heavy was given at 8:03 p.m. EST by NRO Mission Director Col. Chad Davis, director of the NRO’s Office of Space Launch.

Mentioned as: NROTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020United Launch Alliance Rocks NROL-44 Mission Launches to Support National Security

A National Reconnaissance Office classified satellite flew to orbit on 2020-12-10 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020ULA launches long-delayed NRO mission aboard Delta 4 Heavy rocket

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on 2020-12-10 at 8:09 p.m. EST.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020United Launch Alliance Rocks NROL-44 Mission Launches to Support National Security

The Delta 4 Heavy is slated to be retired after launching four more National Reconnaissance Office missions over the next few years.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020ULA launches long-delayed NRO mission aboard Delta 4 Heavy rocket

TriSept Corporation primarily serves commercial and U.S. government customers including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the National Reconnaissance Office, and supports classified payload missions.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 10, 2020TriSept Selects Relativity Space for Full Launch Mission Aboard Terran 1

An Atlas V AV-009 rocket performed the NROL-30 mission lift-off at 11:12 a.m. EDT on 2020-06-15 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral on a classified mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipDec 7, 2020Smallsat Space Debris Remediation Technology Being Demo’d By Millennium Space Systems — In Space

The Biden-Harris transition team is scheduled to meet with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency on 2020-12-07 and 8.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 7, 2020Biden transition team to meet with DoD intelligence agencies this week

The Biden-Harris transition team was scheduled to meet with the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency on 2020-12-07 and 2020-12-08.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductDec 6, 2020Biden transition meetings scheduled this week with DoD intelligence agencies

United Launch Alliance last performed a launch from Vandenberg in January 2019 when a Delta 4 Heavy launched a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipNov 22, 2020Falcon 9 launch ends long hiatus in Vandenberg launches

United Launch Alliance is under contract to fly NROL-44 and four additional Delta 4 Heavy missions for the National Reconnaissance Office over the next four years before the vehicle is retired.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductNov 19, 2020SpaceX to transition to fully reusable fleet for national security launches

United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 2020-11-13 at 5:32 p.m. EST.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2020UPDATED: United Launch Alliance’s Successful Launch of NROL-101 In Support Of National Security

The NROL-101 mission represented the 17th National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on an Atlas V.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductNov 14, 2020UPDATED: United Launch Alliance’s Successful Launch of NROL-101 In Support Of National Security
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