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Founded by Orbital Sciences Corporation in 1992.1
Private company
GeoEye
Logo: The logo may be obtained from GeoEye., Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American commercial satellite imaging company
GeoEye Inc. (formerly Orbital Imaging Corporation, or ORBIMAGE) was an American commercial satellite imagery company based in Herndon, Virginia. GeoEye was merged into the DigitalGlobe corporation on January 29, 2013. The company was founded in 1992 as a division of Orbital Sciences Corporation in the wake of the 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act which permitted private companies to enter the satellite imaging business.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1992Founded1
- HeadquartersHerndon1
- Websitewww.geoeye.com
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GeoEye Inc. (formerly Orbital Imaging Corporation, or ORBIMAGE) was an American commercial satellite imagery company based in Herndon, Virginia. GeoEye was merged into the DigitalGlobe corporation on January 29, 2013.2
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.geoeye.com1
- WikipediaGeoEye
- WikidataQ3892482
Sources
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- 1WikidataGeoEye on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGeoEye on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsGeoEye logo by The logo may be obtained from GeoEye., Non-free logo