[SatNews] GeoEye, Inc.(Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has exercised the second of its monthly options to extend its Service Level Agreement with GeoEye. This option becomes effective August 1, 2010, and runs through August 31, 2010.

This option is the second of the six one-month extensions that the NGA has with GeoEye under the NextView contract, with the last option term expiring on December 31, 2010.