DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has contracted with Raytheon Company to provide an enhanced constellation collection management system. Using a strategic analysis of collection orders and other company priorities, the system will further optimize the use of DigitalGlobe’s constellation — the largest in the industry, with three sub-meter satellites already on orbit — ensuring efficient imagery collection and fast delivery to its customers, and providing a foundation for future capacity growth.

The October 2009 launch of WorldView-2, the company’s latest high-resolution satellite, drove a sharp increase in DigitalGlobe’s collection capacity. Today, the company’s three satellites, QuickBird, WorldView-1, and WorldView-2, collect an industry-leading 500 million square kilometers of imagery annually. This collection capacity enables DigitalGlobe to provide the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate imagery, delivered via its web services or traditional offline methods.