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• More eyes in the sky: NRO building new satellites to deliver ‘10 times more signals and images’ SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office is on track to dramatically increase the number of spy satellites it relies upon to collect intelligence
• ULA’s Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office mission SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2023 A National Reconnaissance Office mission flew to geostationary Earth orbit Sept. 10 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
• ULA conducts NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission NASASpaceflight · 10 Sep 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission set on Sunday, following several days, including a rollback due to a hurricane threat.
• Pad 41 Ready to Rumble Once More Space Scout · 8 Sep 2023 With Pad 41 activated for the National Reconnaissance Office’s SILENT BARKER mission, the historic launch complex looks ready to begin a long stretch of continued launch operations with Atlas and Vulcan.
• ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has called off its Atlas V launch of the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission set for Tuesday. ULA noted that “out of an abundance of caution for personnel safety, a critical national se...
• NRO to select providers of new forms of optical satellite imagery SpaceNews · 15 Aug 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office is soliciting proposals from commercial remote-sensing companies that use optical imaging satellites.
• U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and U.S. Space Command last month signed an agreement to improve threat intelligence sharing with commercial satellite operators.
• NRO seeks collaboration with industry and academia SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office is looking for partners who are developing advanced technology for satellites and ground systems.
• NRO to conduct responsive space mission with Firefly and Xtenti SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office announced a contract Aug. 8 with Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti, a Texas-based space logistics startup, to demonstrate responsive space activities.
• ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy launches classified spy satellite SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2023 United Launch Alliance launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket June 22 at 5:18 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
• ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-68 mission NASASpaceflight · 22 Jun 2023 United Launch Alliance’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket took flight on the NROL-68 mission Thursday, lofting a secretive payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff, from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape C...
• NRO seeks closer ties with industry SpaceNews · 23 May 2023 U.S. defense and intelligence agencies need to forge even closer ties with the commercial sector to address global security threats, said Chris Scolese, National Reconnaissance Office director.
• NRO seeks innovative electro-optics SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office is casting a wide net in its latest bid for commercial Earth observation.
• NRO awards contract extensions to Hawkeye 360 and Maxar’s Aurora Insight for radio-frequency data SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2023 HawkEye 360 and Maxar Technologies have been awarded contract extensions by the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radio-frequency (RF) data.
• Kleos Space, Spire Global get contract extensions from NRO SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2023 Kleos Space and Spire Global have been awarded contract extensions by the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radio-frequency (RF) data, the companies announced April 3.
• NRO Signs 5 Year Commercial Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery Agreement The Launch Pad · 22 Mar 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has entered into five-year agreements with six commercial providers of hyperspectral satellite imagery.
• NRO signs agreements with commercial providers of hyperspectral imagery SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2023 The National Reconnaissance Office has signed five-year agreements with six commercial providers of hyperspectral satellite imagery
• On the NRO’s wish list: AI technologies to manage satellites and data SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2022 NRO Director Chris Scolese said the agency wants to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to orchestrate the operation of imaging satellites and to analyze data in orbit
• NRO to sign deals with commercial providers of hyperspectral imaging SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 The NRO plans to soon release a request for proposals for commercial hyperspectral satellite data
• NRO signs agreements with six commercial providers of space-based RF data SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2022 The NRO awarded study contracts to commercial RF providers Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global and Umbra Lab.
• NRO satellite flies to orbit in Delta 4’s final West Coast launch SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2022 ULA launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket September 24 at 3:25 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
• Last West Coast Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-91 NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2022 United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket made its last West Coast launch on Saturday, carrying out a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, as it moves one flight closer to retirement. Liftoff of the...
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the launch pad in California Spaceflight Now · 23 Sep 2022 These views show United Launch Alliance’s 233-foot-tall Delta 4-Heavy rocket standing on Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the eve of liftoff with a classified spy satellite for the N...
• NRO to add more commercial imagery providers as it builds a ‘hybrid architecture’ SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office expects to select next month multiple providers of radio-frequency data collected by commercial satellites. RF data is used to track ships, vehicles or any devices that emit radio frequ...
• NRO’s spy satellite fleet to become more diverse SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2022 NRO Director Scolese said the agency will continue to build large, bespoke satellites but also will increasingly rely on lower cost commercial smallsats
• Rocket Lab launches top secret payload for U.S. spy satellite agency Spaceflight Now · 4 Aug 2022 Flying the second of back-to-back launches for the National Reconnaissance Office, Rocket Lab placed a classified U.S. government payload into orbit Thursday after a liftoff from New Zealand. It was the third Electron ro...
• Rocket Lab launches classified mission for National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission Aug. 4 at 1:00 a.m. Eastern. The NROL-199 mission lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex-1 at Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
• NRO satellite upgrades delay the second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab launches SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck: All the talk about responsive launch often ignores the reality that if satellites aren’t ready on time, they can’t take advantage of rapid launch capabilities
• Rocket Lab’s next launch for the NRO postponed for software updates Spaceflight Now · 18 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab’s next mission for the National Reconnaissance Office — the second of two back-to-back launches for the U.S. spy satellite agency — has been postponed to complete a software update on the classified payload, t...
• National Reconnaissance Office seeks proposals from commercial providers of RF space imagery SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office has released a request for proposals from commercial providers of space-based radio frequency (RF) imagery.
• Rocket Lab launches first of two back-to-back missions for NRO NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2022 Rocket Lab launched its 28th Electron rocket on the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission, also designated National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-162. NROL-162 is the first of two back-to-back Electron missions for the Na...
• NRO space missions mark new level of US-Australia cooperation SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2022 Two upcoming Rocket Lab launches for the National Reconnaissance Office will send to orbit classified spy satellites that the U.S. intelligence agency developed jointly with the Australian government.
• Planet reveals $146 million NRO award and quarterly revenues SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2022 Planet revealed the value of its largest contract to date, a two-year $146 million award from the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imagery over two years, during the company’s June 14 earnings call.
• Analysts: NRO contracts will have long-term ripple effects on satellite imagery industry SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2022 The contracts recently awarded by the National Reconnaissance Office to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs will likely reshape the imagery market, says a new report from Quilty Analytics.
• BlackSky, Maxar, Planet win 10-year NRO contracts for satellite imagery SpaceNews · 25 May 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office announced May 25 it awarded BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs 10-year contracts to provide satellite imagery for U.S. intelligence, defense and federal civil agencies.
• National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket SpaceNews · 10 May 2022 The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense will launch a joint mission this summer on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket.
• SpaceX moved NROL-85 from the Cape to Vandenberg at no extra cost, in exchange for reusing booster SpaceNews · 6 May 2022 The NRO and SpaceX worked out a deal to move NROL-85 to the West Coast at no extra cost to the government and in exchange the NRO agreed to fly the mission on a reused first stage
• NRO plans for immediate and long-term acquisition of commercial satellite data SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office has issued contracts to satisfy immediate needs for commercial satellite data, while drafting requirements to bring commercial capabilities into an integrated architecture that includes...
• SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 booster for second spy satellite launch in two months Teslarati · 17 Apr 2022 Using the same Falcon 9 booster, SpaceX has successfully completed its second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite launch in a little...
• SpaceX launches and lands rocket National Reconnaissance Office mission Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a classified payload at dawn Sunday for the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency, and landed the booster stage back at Vandenberg Space Force B...