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NRO Launching Two More Proliferated Architecture Missions In April

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025

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NRO Launching Two More Proliferated Architecture Missions In April

Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office. Photo: NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) this month will launch two more missions as part of its proliferated architecture, the agency’s director said Tuesday in a statement. The two launches will be within days of each other and are the ninth and 10th of the architecture, and demonstrate the rapid launch cadence planned through 2029 for the proliferated space architecture, NRO Director Chris Scolese said in videotaped remarks the agency released on Tuesday morning. The agency released the video on its…

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