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Classified space situational awareness (SSA) payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of any lightning flash in the previous 30 minutes (extended for nearby cloud).
METAR reports DISTANT lightning (beyond 10 SM, outside the LCC radius): "KCOF 281655Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP177 T031302"