Acquisition History / Google / Skybox Imaging
Google Acquires Skybox Imaging
Announced June 10, 2014 — $500M
What happened
Skybox Imaging was a satellite business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps , Project Loon.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Skybox Imaging
- Announced
- June 10, 2014
- Price
- $500M
- Industry
- Satellite
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Skybox Imaging?
Google acquired Skybox Imaging on June 10, 2014. This was Google's 154th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Skybox Imaging?
Google paid $500M for Skybox Imaging.
What does Skybox Imaging do?
Skybox Imaging was a satellite business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps , Project Loon.
What other Satellite companies has Google acquired?
Skybox Imaging is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Satellite so far.
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