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RapidEye was a German geospatial information provider that operated a constellation of five Earth-observation satellites, which were later acquired by Planet Labs. The satellites provided 5-meter resolution imagery and were designed to assist in management decision-making through services based on their imagery. RapidEye's satellites were the first commercial satellites to include the red-edge band, which is sensitive to changes in chlorophyll content, assisting in vegetation health monitoring. The constellation was decommissioned by Planet Labs in 2020.

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Planet Labs operates a satellite constellation that includes 'PlanetScope', 'SkySat', 'Pelican', 'RapidEye', and 'Tanager'.

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RapidEye has a resolution of approximately 5 meters.

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Planet established a European presence in 2015 with the acquisition of Berlin-based BlackBridge and its RapidEye Earth-observation constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 29, 2023Planet acquires Slovenian startup Sinergise

Planet extended its European footprint with the VanderSat acquisition, building on its 2015 purchase of Berlin-based BlackBridge and the RapidEye Earth-observation constellation.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 10, 2021Planet to acquire VanderSat in $28 million deal

Ryan Johnson was the CEO of RapidEye, the Berlin-based agriculture satellite constellation that he sold to Planet in 2015.

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Planet retired the RapidEye constellation in 2020.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5May 13, 2021Axelspace raises $24 million in Series C round

Blackbridge Ltd. acquired RapidEye prior to Planet acquiring the RapidEye constellation in 2015.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 23, 2021Former Capella Space and Planet executive joins Hydrosat

Planet acquired the RapidEye constellation in 2015.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 23, 2021Former Capella Space and Planet executive joins Hydrosat

NASA’s existing agreement with Planet was extended to provide all NASA-funded researchers continued access to PlanetScope and RapidEye imagery through September 2021.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jan 13, 2021NASA extends agreement with Planet under its commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program

Planet, based in San Francisco, operates 140 Earth observation satellites including about 120 Dove cubesats, five RapidEye satellites, and 15 SkySats.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 27, 2019Key enablers: Telespazio Vega’s cloud-based Enable aims to reduce cost of space operations

Planet operates SkySat and RapidEye satellites that provide higher-resolution, point-and-shoot imagery in addition to the daily-imaging Dove satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 20, 2019Planet stepping up marketing to defense and intelligence agencies

Planet was established in 2010 and operates five RapidEye satellites, 122 Dove cubesats, and 15 SkySat satellites.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Aug 1, 2019ESA evaluates data from Iceye, Planet and Spire Global

The German Space Agency’s Earth Observation Center supplies imagery from Planet’s RapidEye constellation to the International Charter.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 28, 2019Satellites to the rescue after natural disasters

The German Space Agency DLR’s Earth Observation Center provides RapidEye imagery under the International Space Charter.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 28, 2019Startup shares disaster imagery, but at what cost?

Planet acquired BlackBridge and its RapidEye Earth observation satellite constellation in 2015.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 18, 2018Planet to acquire software specialist Boundless Spatial

Planet acquired BlackBridge’s RapidEye fleet in 2015.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 18, 2018Earth observation startup Planet trims workforce by “less than ten percent”

SSTL is a supplier of satellite platforms and services for LEO missions and its previous missions include Beijing-1, the five-satellite RapidEye constellation, Deimos-1, exactView-1, KazEOSAT-2, and the three-satellite TripleSat constellation.

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