National Reconnaissance Office

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United States government agency intelligence agency

The National Reconnaissance Office is a U.S. government agency responsible for designing, building, and operating the nation’s reconnaissance satellites to support intelligence and national security missions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency → intelligence agency →
abbreviation	NRO →
budget	classified →
collaboratesWith	commercial space industry →
country	United States →
declassified	1992 →
employs	civilian personnel → military personnel →
established	1961 →
field	imagery intelligence → measurement and signature intelligence → signals intelligence →
foundedBy	United States government →
hasMotto	Vigilance From Above →
headquartersLocation	Chantilly, Virginia → Fairfax County, Virginia →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalStatus	classified organization until 1992 →
mission	provide satellite intelligence for U.S. national security → support U.S. foreign policy and intelligence requirements → support military operations with space-based intelligence →
operatesIn	space →
oversees	U.S. reconnaissance satellite programs →
parentAgency	Office of the Director of National Intelligence → United States Department of Defense →
partOf	United States Intelligence Community →
primaryFunction	building reconnaissance satellites → designing reconnaissance satellites → operating reconnaissance satellites →
reportsTo	Director of National Intelligence → Secretary of Defense →
responsibleFor	collection of space-based intelligence data → delivery of satellite-derived intelligence to U.S. agencies → tasking and control of national reconnaissance satellites →
sector	defense → intelligence →
securityClassification	highly classified programs →
typeOfSatelliteOperated	electro-optical imaging satellites → radar imaging satellites → signals intelligence satellites →
uses	launch vehicles for placing satellites into orbit →
website	https://www.nro.gov/ →
worksWith	Central Intelligence Agency → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → National Security Agency → United States Air Force → United States Space Force →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Director of National Intelligence → Office of the Director of National Intelligence → Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence →	oversees
United States Intelligence Community → United States Intelligence Community →	hasMember
National Intelligence Program → United States military intelligence agencies →	includes
Vigilance From Above → Vigilance From Above ("United States National Reconnaissance Office") →	usedBy
Mission Integration Directorate → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency →	worksWith
U.S. intelligence authorization and appropriations acts →	applyTo
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency →	collaboratesWith
U.S. Space Command →	cooperatesWith
Annual Threat Assessment →	coordinatesWith
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program →	customer
Vigilance From Above →	describesMissionOf
Director of National Intelligence →	hasAuthorityOver
Schriever Space Force Base ("National Reconnaissance Office operations elements") →	hostsUnit
Chantilly, Virginia ("National Reconnaissance Office headquarters") →	nearMilitaryFacility
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 →	providesAppropriationsFor
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community →	scopeOfOversight
Air Force Satellite Control Network →	user
J2 Intelligence Directorate →	usesInformationFrom