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• SpaceX launches NROL-85 spy satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite into orbit April 17 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
• Falcon 9 launches NROL-85 mission for National Reconnaissance Office NASASpaceflight · 17 Apr 2022 SpaceX launched a pair of ocean surveillance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office on Sunday for the NROL-85 mission. The satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 6:13 AM PDT (13:13 UTC). A fl...
• Photos: Falcon 9 rocket vertical on Vandenberg launch pad Spaceflight Now · 16 Apr 2022 SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Saturday at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after a two-day delay caused by technical and weather problems. The rocket will carry a classified payload into orbit for the...
• U.S. intelligence-gathering payloads awaiting launch on SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2022 SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Central Coast just after sunrise Friday, boosting a classified cargo into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office on what is widely believed to be a naval r...
• SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 rocket for next NRO spy satellite launch Teslarati · 11 Apr 2022 SpaceX says it has successfully static-fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch the company’s second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spy satellite...
• SpaceX schedules spy satellite, NASA astronaut launches on the same day Teslarati · 16 Mar 2022 The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has confirmed that its next spy satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9...
• NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacks SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2022 The director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Christopher Scolese, warned that Russia’s military could target satellites in space to disrupt communications and GPS services.
• SpaceX launches classified NRO satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 2 Feb 2022 SpaceX hauled a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, accomplishing another successful launch and landing on the second of...
• SpaceX Falcon 9 booster sticks landing, setting up future spy satellite launches Teslarati · 2 Feb 2022 A new SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has successfully carried the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-87 mission to space on its launch debut, opening...
• SpaceX launches classified satellite for U.S. National Reconnaissance Office SpaceNews · 2 Feb 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission into orbit Feb. 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
• SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 of the week with NROL-87 NASASpaceflight · 2 Feb 2022 SpaceX has launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-87 mission on their third dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). NROL-87 launched on top of a brand-new SpaceX Falcon 9 from S...
• SpaceX set to launch top secret spy payload from California Spaceflight Now · 1 Feb 2022 A classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is closed up in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Wednesday from California’s Central Coast, debuting a brand new booster that will land bac...
• National Reconnaissance Office signs agreements with five commercial radar satellite operators SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office announced Jan. 20 it has signed agreements with commercial radar imagery providers Airbus U.S., Capella Space, Iceye U.S., PredaSAR and Umbra.
• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch spy satellites from California next month Teslarati · 20 Jan 2022 The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) says that SpaceX’s first West Coast launch of 2022 is scheduled no earlier than (NET) 8:37...
• Biden taps former NRO official Frank Calvelli to run Space Force acquisitions SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2021 President Biden nominated Frank Calvelli to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition, the White House announced Dec. 15.
• National Reconnaissance Office launches new procurement of commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office on Nov. 3 released a request for bids from U.S. commercial providers of satellite imagery.
• National Reconnaissance Office releases solicitation for commercial space radar imagery SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office on Oct. 12 published its first solicitation for commercial space radar imagery.
• NRO establishes licenses and cybersecurity rules for commercial imagery providers SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office roadmap for bringing commercial satellite imagery into its hybrid space architecture emphasizes cybersecurity and licenses that enable the agency to share data with partners inside and...
• NRO begins journey toward commercial data program of record SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2021 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.
• NRO to tap commercial industry for space-based radar data SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2021 The director of the National Reconnaissance Office Christopher Scolese announced Oct. 7 the agency will start buying space radar imagery from commercial providers.
• NRO’s strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2021 The U.S. satellite imagery industry will soon see the details of a highly anticipated procurement by the National Reconnaissance Office.
• NRO Director highlights cooperation and innovation SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office is working closely with the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command after signing a document that clearly defines each organization's roles and responsibilities, NRO Director Christophe...
• National Reconnaissance Office exercises contract option for Maxar satellite imagery SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office has exercised a contract option to continue to procure satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies through August 2022.
• National Reconnaissance Office official picked to run Space Force acquisitions command SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2021 President Biden has nominated the deputy director of the NRO Maj. Gen. Michael Guetlein for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commander of the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command.
• Photos: Surplus missile motor from 1960s launches classified NRO satellites Spaceflight Now · 20 Jun 2021 A Cold War-era missile motor cast with solid propellant in 1966 fired up for the first time Wednesday to catapult a Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 rocket off a launch pad in Virginia with three small spacecraft for the U.S....
• Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket launches three classified NRO payloads SpaceNews · 15 Jun 2021 A Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 launched three National Reconnaissance Office payloads on June 15 at 9:35 a.m. Eastern from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
• NRO satellites launched by Minotaur rocket with surplus missile parts Spaceflight Now · 15 Jun 2021 Three classified small satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office fired into orbit from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tuesday, riding a Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 booster with a surplus military missile first sta...
• Northrop Grumman launches second classified US government mission in two days with NROL-111 NASASpaceflight · 14 Jun 2021 Northrop Grumman launched three national security payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on the NROL-111 mission. The company used their solid propellant Minotaur I rocket to place the payloads into a low...
• Photos: Minotaur 1 rocket stands on launch pad in Virginia Spaceflight Now · 14 Jun 2021 Clad in a yellow thermal blanket that will peel away at liftoff, a 69-foot-tall Minotaur 1 rocket is standing on a launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia, ready to deliver three small National Reconnaissance Office space...
• NRO taking advantage of commercial launch options for lower-risk space missions SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office entrusts the U.S. Space Force to launch most of its spy satellites but also use other types of commercial contracts.
• ULA Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-82 national security mission NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2021 A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday, carrying to orbit the classified NROL-82 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch occurred at...
• NRO to sign deals with commercial providers of satellite radar imagery SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office wants to better understand the capabilities of commercial satellite radar imagery providers.
• ULA completes Delta IV Heavy pad upgrades ahead of NROL-82 mission NASASpaceflight · 19 Apr 2021 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has recently made pad upgrades to Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, ahead of the upcoming Delta IV Heavy launch of the NROL-82 mission for the National...
• NGA wants faster access to commercial geospatial data SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2021 The NGA and NRO are stepping up research to better understand the emerging commercial geospatial intelligence market.
• Two payloads orbited by SpaceX’s launch of NRO mission Spaceflight Now · 27 Dec 2020 Tracking information released by the U.S. military indicates two government payloads rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Dec. 19 on the NROL-108 mission, a dedicated launch for the National Reconnaissance Office.
• SpaceX wraps up 2020 with Falcon 9 launch of classified NRO satellite SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2020 A Falcon 9 carrying the NROL-108 mission lifted off at Dec. 19 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center.
• SpaceX completes 2020 manifest with covert flight for NRO NASASpaceflight · 19 Dec 2020 Rounding off a record-breaking and historic launch manifest for 2020, SpaceX conduct its second dedicated launch for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Saturday – following a scrub on Thursday – wi...
• NRO using SpaceX’s commercial launch service for spy satellite payload Spaceflight Now · 16 Dec 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take off Thursday from Florida’s Space Coast with a classified cargo for the National Reconnaissance Office, which broke with standard practice to procure the payload’s launch com...
• ULA Delta IV Heavy successfully launches NROL-44 NASASpaceflight · 10 Dec 2020 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload, codenamed NROL-44 at 20:09 EST on Thursday, 10 December (01:09 UTC on Friday, 12 December).
• ULA launches long-delayed NRO mission aboard Delta 4 Heavy rocket SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2020 A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket on Dec. 10 at 8:09 p.m. Eastern launched NROL-44 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.