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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Reconnaissance Office canonical	40
United States National Reconnaissance Office	2
National Reconnaissance Office elements	1
National Reconnaissance Office headquarters	1
National Reconnaissance Office operations elements	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency ⓘ intelligence agency ⓘ
abbreviation	NRO ⓘ
budget	classified ⓘ
collaboratesWith	commercial space industry ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	United States government ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: 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 (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Director of National Intelligence → hasAuthorityOver → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

DNI → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Director of National Intelligence

Annual Threat Assessment → coordinatesWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

SSCI → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

United States Intelligence Community → hasMember → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

USIC → hasMember → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Intelligence Community

Office of the Director of National Intelligence → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

U.S. Space Command → cooperatesWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

NIP → includes → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: National Intelligence Program

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → collaboratesWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 → providesAppropriationsFor → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

United States military intelligence agencies → includes → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Schriever Space Force Base → hostsUnit → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Reconnaissance Office operations elements

Mission Integration Directorate → worksWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → scopeOfOversight → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

NGA → worksWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Vigilance From Above → usedBy → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States National Reconnaissance Office

Vigilance From Above → describesMissionOf → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

U.S. intelligence authorization and appropriations acts → applyTo → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program → customer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Air Force Satellite Control Network → user → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Chantilly, Virginia → nearMilitaryFacility → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Reconnaissance Office headquarters

J2 Intelligence Directorate → usesInformationFrom → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security → oversees → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 → providesFundingFor → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Lockheed Martin Space → majorCustomer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

National Security Space Launch (NSSL) → customer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: National Security Space Launch

U.S. Western Range → supportsUser → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Combat Support Agencies → includes → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Delta IV Heavy → notableCustomer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Titan IV → usedBy → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Aerospace Corporation → primaryClient → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Buckley Air Force Base → hostsUnit → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Reconnaissance Office elements

Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community → jurisdiction → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

Pine Gap (nearby US–Australia joint defence facility) → operatedBy → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: Pine Gap

this entity surface form: United States National Reconnaissance Office

Delta IV → notableCustomer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

RS-68 engine → primaryUser → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

subject surface form: RS-68

Joint Space Operations Center → coordinatesWith → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

EELV → customer → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

United States intelligence community in signals intelligence → includesAgency → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ

United States Intelligence Activities → includesAgency → National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ