National Reconnaissance Office

aka NRO, NROL, US Reconnaissance

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a US federal intelligence agency, established in 1961 and publicly acknowledged in 1992, responsible for designing, building, and operating classified US reconnaissance satellites. The NRO operates the nation's constellation of intelligence satellites providing imagery, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and ocean surveillance data to the IC and DoD. Launches branded as 'NROL' missions via ULA Atlas V/Delta IV Heavy and SpaceX Falcon 9.