US #spy #satellite agency declassifies high-flying #ColdWar listening post

#NationalReconnaissanceOffice , the agency overseeing the US gov's fleet of spy #satellites , has declassified a decades-old program used to #eavesdrop on the #SovietUnion 's #military communication signals

The program was codenamed #Jumpseat , & its existence was already public knowledge through leaks & contemporary media reports. What's new is the #NRO 's description of the program's purpose…

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/us-spy-satellite-agency-declassifies-high-flying-cold-war-listening-post/

NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/16/live-coverage-nro-spacex-to-launch-reconnaissance-satellites-from-vandenberg/

NRO taps Capitol Hill staffer Bill Adkins as principal deputy director

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nro-taps-capitol-hill-staffer-bill-adkins-as-principal-deputy-director/

Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/space-force-awards-739-million-in-launch-orders-to-spacex/

Hey all, Daniel Suguwa here! Today's my 57th live stream, let's watch SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket - NROL-77 spy reconnaissance satellite mission right here! 

Stream link: https://youtu.be/RJoL4qxqzrY

#spacex #nro #nationalreconnaissanceoffice #falcon9 #falcon9block5 #nrol77 #spysat #spysatellite #danielsuguwa #indievtuber #sarawakvtuber #borneovtuber

Lawmakers raise alarm over rumored cuts to commercial satellite imagery funding

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/lawmakers-raise-alarm-over-rumored-cuts-to-commercial-satellite-imagery-funding/

The Silent Sentinels: Signals Intelligence Satellites in the Modern Era

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #China #ClimateChange #Communications #Competition #Constellations #Defense #Earth #EarthObservation #India #LEO #Military #NationalReconnaissanceOffice #NaturalDisasters #NRO #Nuclear #Radar #Russia #Satellites #Sensors #SovietUnion #Spacecraft #Technology #UnitedStates #EditorSPicks #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/01/the-silent-sentinels-signals-intelligence-satellites-in-the-modern-era/

The Silent Sentinels: A History of GEOINT Satellites

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Constellations #Earth #Government #Launch #Military #NationalReconnaissanceOffice #NRO #PlanetLabs #Radar #SAR #SatelliteTechnology #Satellites #Sensors #SovietUnion #SyntheticApertureRadar #Technology #UnitedStates #EarthObservation #EditorSPicks #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SatelliteApplications #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy

https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/27/the-silent-sentinels-a-history-of-geoint-satellites/