Spy Satellites and the NRO

NRO Investigation: Inspection of Program-S, May 5, 2015

Background Abstract from the report: At the request of Director, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the NRO Office of Inspector General…

January 4, 2017

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification – 2013

Background The following document is the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Congressional Budget Justification for the year 2013. Although previously released a…

July 28, 2016

KH-10 DORIAN / Manned Orbiting Laboratory

Declassified Manned Orbiting Laboratory/DORIAN Illustrations The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) was a 1960s Air Force program with the ostensible mission…

November 13, 2015

NRO: The Nation’s Eyes and Ears in Space

The following were obtained after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all versions of the video presentation, "NRO:…

April 12, 2015

The NRO – Its Mission, History, and People

To download the .zip file, click on the image of the CD-ROM, or CLICK HERE.   As a result of a…

March 3, 2015

History of Satellite Reconnaissance

In the 1970s, Robert Perry of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) wrote five volumes on the history of satellite reconnaissance.…

March 3, 2015

Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from Underwater Ice Station Zebra – 16,400 Feet below

Introduction The Trieste II (DSV-1), the Navy’s most advanced deep sea submersible at the time, surfaced about 350 miles north…

March 3, 2015

Miscellaneous Records on Spy Satellites

The following documents are not categorized in their proper sub-category. Until then, they will remain indexed here. The Central Intelligence…

March 3, 2015

The Defense Support Program (DSP)

The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a program of the U.S. Air Force that operates the reconnaissance satellites which form…

March 2, 2015

SAMOS – Satellite and Missile Observation System

The Samos E or SAMOS (Satellite and Missile Observation System) program was a relatively short-lived series of reconnaissance satellites for…

March 2, 2015