Space Imaging, LLC was founded in 1994 and controlled by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. Space Imaging supplied visual informat ... ion products and services derived from space imagery and aerial photography. The company’s suite of offerings included imagery from satellite, aerial, and radar sources, as well as vector layers and digital terrain models. Its principal asset was the IKONOS satellite. Launched in 1999 by Space Imaging, IKONOS was retired on March 31, 2015, having performed for more than twice its life expectancy. On January 10, 2006 Space Imaging, LLC was acquired by GeoEye, LLC. On January 29th, 2013 GeoEye was merged into the DigitalGlobe corporation. read more