# National Reconnaissance Office
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["nro.gov"]
- **country**: United States
- **website**: https://www.nro.gov
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"nro.gov\"]","country":"United States","website":"https://www.nro.gov"}

## Editorial
National Reconnaissance Office is a United States intelligence agency that designs, builds, launches, and operates space-based reconnaissance systems for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Intelligence Community.[^intelligencecareers-nro] It was founded on 1960-08-25 and publicly declassified on 1992-09-18, with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia.[^wikipedia-nro] NRO's active operational satellite systems are classified, so its public buyer relevance is as the U.S. institutional operator and acquisition authority for national reconnaissance capabilities rather than as a source of open mission specifications.[^intelligencecareers-nro] The agency provides imagery intelligence to NGA, signals intelligence to NSA, and measurement and signature intelligence to DIA.[^wikipedia-nro] Its publicly described history includes declassified programs such as Corona, Argon, and Lanyard, while current operational systems remain classified.[^wikipedia-nro]

## Sources
- [wikipedia-nro] | National Reconnaissance Office - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
  Founded 1960-08-25, declassified 1992-09-18, HQ Chantilly VA, mission, ~3000 personnel, ~$8B budget, director history
- [intelligencecareers-nro] | About the National Reconnaissance Office - intelligencecareers.gov | https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nro/about-nro | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
  Official IC profile; DoD + IC dual membership; design/build/launch/operate mission
- [federalnews-nro-2026] | The National Reconnaissance Office has a new top official - Federal News Network | https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/01/the-national-reconnaissance-office-has-a-new-top-official/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  Director transition; Scolese departing
- [breakingdefense-nro-mason-2026] | Trump taps defense firm execs to lead space acquisition, NRO - Breaking Defense | https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/trump-taps-defense-firm-execs-to-lead-space-acquisition-nro/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
  Roger Mason (V2X) nominated as next NRO director April 2026

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