System Critical Design Review Completed for EnhancedView

On 26^th January, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) approved the System Critical Design Review. This review was the final step in verifying that GeoEye's space, ground and overall system level designs meet the stringent operational and security requirements of the NGA. Completion of these four critical design reviews also confirms that the system will support all mission requirements and federal space standards for the EnhancedView Program.

Carl Alleyne, GeoEye's vice president of engineering, said that this on-time achievement clears the way for bringing this important firm, fixed-price program to timely completion while meeting all of the US government requirements.

With 34-centimetre resolution imagery, GeoEye-2 will be the world's highest resolution commercial satellite. When operational in 2013, GeoEye-2 will provide cost-effective, increased coverage and easier access for the U.S. government and its many other customers, which is particularly important during times of global crisis. GeoEye-2 will feature improvements over its predecessors, including enhanced tasking, the ability to collect more imagery at a faster rate and a new ITT Exelis camera.