NRO
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NRO is the United States government agency responsible for designing, building, and operating the nation’s reconnaissance satellites and related intelligence systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Reconnaissance Office | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NRO self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| budgetType | classified budget ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Director of National Intelligence ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| declassifiedPubliclyAcknowledged | 1992 ⓘ |
| emblemType | official seal ⓘ |
| employs |
civilian personnel
ⓘ
contractor personnel ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| formedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1961 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Vigilance From Above ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Chantilly, Virginia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalStatus | classified organization at time of creation ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mission |
deliver global situational awareness from space
ⓘ
provide innovative overhead intelligence systems for national security ⓘ |
| operatesInDomain |
geospatial intelligence
ⓘ
imagery intelligence ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ space ⓘ |
| overseesProgramType | national reconnaissance satellite programs ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf | United States Intelligence Community ⓘ |
| reportsTo | United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
building U.S. reconnaissance satellites
ⓘ
designing U.S. reconnaissance satellites ⓘ imagery intelligence satellites ⓘ measurement and signature intelligence satellites ⓘ operating U.S. reconnaissance satellites ⓘ signals intelligence satellites ⓘ space-based intelligence collection systems ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ |
| securityClassification | highly classified activities ⓘ |
| shortName | NRO self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| supports |
United States Intelligence Community
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. intelligence agencies
U.S. military operations ⓘ U.S. national policymakers ⓘ |
| usesLaunchProvider |
SpaceX
ⓘ
United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nro.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Reconnaissance Office