SPACEX has reportedly been developing a network of spy satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community, specifically the US Department of Defense.
The agency develops and operates space-based assets and ground systems to sense threats around the world in real-time.
Now, it has been reported that SpaceX’s Starshield unit has held a classified contract with the NRO since 2021, per Reuters.
The $1.8 billion contract is supposedly for developing a network of hundreds of spy satellites, according to an unnamed Reuter’s source.
SpaceX’s spy satellites would operate in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and be able to shoot extremely detailed images of our planet.
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