Missions

RapidEyes 1-5: Launched 2008

The RapidEye Constellation

The RapidEye Constellation

Media Gallery

  • RapidEye (SSTL-150) satellite platform
  • Final testing on a RapidEye satellite platform
  • Module integration on a RapidEye satellite at SSTL
  • Five RapidEye platforms in SSTL's cleanrooms
  • Five RapidEye platforms in SSTL's cleanrooms
  • Five RapidEye platforms at the launch site in Baikonur
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Satellite Data

Name:
RapidEye platforms 1-5

Customer:
MacDonald Dettwiler Associates (prime) for RapidEye GmbH

Mission:
Earth Observation

Mass:
153kg

Platform:
SSTL-150

Launch Data

Launch Date:
29 August 2008

Launch Site:
Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Launcher:
DNEPR

Orbit:

Press Releases

  • 29/08/2008: RapidEye constellation launched successfully

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