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Back-to-back launch under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. [150] RASR-2 [159] [160] USA-301 USA-302 USA-303 13 June 2020 05:12 Mahia, LC-1A: Electron: Entered service, presumed active Three technology demonstration smallsats. Primary customer of the rideshare mission procured under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small ...
The NRO's first photo reconnaissance satellite program was the Corona program, [19]: 25–28 the existence of which was declassified February 24, 1995, and which existed from August 1960 to May 1972 (although the first test flight occurred on February 28, 1959). The Corona system used (sometimes multiple) film capsules dropped by satellites ...
This category is for satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office, an agency of the United States Government. Pages in category "National Reconnaissance Office satellites" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6, pronounced "Slick Six") is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.
TETRA-1 and Alpine are possible matches for this satellite. USA-342: 2023-01-16 Communications: Falcon Heavy: CBAS 2: Launched with LDPE-3A as part of the USSF-67 mission. USA-343: 2023-01-18 Navigation: Falcon 9 Block 5: GPS III-SV06 Active Sixth GPS Block III satellite, named Amelia Earhart: USA-344: 2022-11-01 2022-144J Technology ...
The United States has developed many space programs since the beginning of the spaceflight era in the mid-20th century. The government runs space programs by three primary agencies: NASA for civil space; the United States Space Force for military space; and the National Reconnaissance Office for intelligence space.
Artist's impression of the Orion Mentor-4 Signals Intelligence Satellite launched in January 2009Orion, also known as Mentor or Advanced Orion, [1] is a class of United States spy satellites that collect signals intelligence (SIGINT) from space.
According to an official NRO history, [3] "In the first 20 years of reconnaissance satellite program activity in the United States, Quill was … the only satellite of any nature to proceed from start to finish with a perfect record in launch, orbital operations, readout, and recovery".