ABOUT GEOEYE

GeoEye is an international technology company serving government and commercial markets. The company is recognized as one of the geospatial industry's imagery experts, delivering exceptional quality imagery products, services and solutions to customers around the world. Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, the company has 534 employees, as of September 30, 2009, dedicated to developing best-in-class geospatial, communications and information products, systems, and services. The Company provides support to academic institutions and non-governmental organizations through the GeoEye Foundation ( http://www.geoeyefoundation.org). GeoEye is a public company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol GEOY. Additional information about GeoEye, Inc. is available at www.geoeye.com.

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Web site: http://www.geoeye.com/