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NRO Awards Imagery Contracts to Maxar, BlackSky, and Planet Worth Billions

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

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NRO Awards Imagery Contracts to Maxar, BlackSky, and Planet Worth Billions

Satellite imagery of Russian forces moving along a highway leading to the border of eastern Ukraine. Imagery provided by Maxar Technologies.

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet, for satellite imagery worth billions of dollars over the next 10 years. The NRO said the awards announced Wednesday are its largest-ever commercial imagery contract effort. The agency called it a “historic expansion” in how the NRO acquires commercial capabilities. The Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contracts are effective as of May 22 and include a five-year base and multiple one-year options with additional growth through 2032. “The…

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