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Delta IV Rocket Launch With Recon Satellite October 8, 2022
September 24, 2002 - Team Vandenberg launched a National Reconnaissance Office satellite (NROL-91) aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-6. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense which designs, builds, launches, and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. federal government, and provides satellite intelligence to several government agencies. NRO is committed to protecting the security of the United States, its citizens and its allies through unparalleled capabilities in space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. A diversified architecture of spacecraft provides information critical to policymakers, the Department of Defense, two dozen federal agencies, the Intelligence Community, the military, and commercial partners. Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiarra Sibley. U.S. Space Force | National Reconnaissance Office | U.S. Department of Defense Americans | I Am An American! | We The People | America's Destiny | Give Thanks | Love and Pride of USA | National Will God and Country | One Nation Under God | America's Symbol | Old Glory | Hooray USA! | America, My Home! Our Valiant Troops | I Am The One | Answering The Call | Brave Young | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Vietnam War Veterans | Spouses Serve Too Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded |
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