Rapideye Satellite Imagery: Sample Images, Key
Features, Standard
Products, Basic System
Properties
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The complete RapidEye constellation consisting of 5
earth-orbiting satellites was successfully launched on
August 29, 2008 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a single
Dnepr-1 vehicle.
Sample
Images [go back to top]
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Color-composite sample showing
RapidEye channels 5,4,3 in the R,G,B color
sequence. 3.8 mb
download. |
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Color-composite sample showing
RapidEye channels 4,5,1 in the R,G,B color
sequence. 3.7 mb download. |
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Color-composite sample showing
RapidEye channels 2,3,4 in the R,G,B
color sequence. 3.6 mb
download. |
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Color-composite sample showing
RapidEye channels 3,2,1 in the R,G,B color
sequence. 3.9 mb download. |
Our response to
requirements from prospective customers attends
to these routines ...
- familiarization with the customer's
needs,
- searching for the best, most
recent, and historical archive
coverage,
- system tasking to
record new imagery,
- quick provision
of accurate, competitively-priced, solution-oriented
quotes,
- and speedy product delivery with
long-term customer support.
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quote.
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Key
Features
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- Daily revisits anywhere
on the planet.
- Records with 5 channels
in 12 bits.
- Good price
structuring for anniversary or multi-seasonal
coverage.
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The SSTL Microsat 100 Platform Employed by
the RapdEye
Constellation
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Standard Products
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L1B |
All 5 spectral channels
radiometrically calibrated (5 separate
images). |
| L2A |
The L1B product layer-stacked into
single images and geo-referenced to an accuracy of
CE90 = 50 meters on flat terrain. |
L3A |
The L2A product ortho-rectified to
an accuracy of CE90 = 13 meters on all
terrain. |
Basic System
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| Spatial
Resolution |
Ground Sampling Distance
(GSD) = 6.5 meters.
L3A Products are resampled
to 5 meters. |
Spectral
Resolution |
Channel 1
Blue
Channel 2 Green
Channel 3
Red
Channel 4 Red
Edge
Channel 5 Near
IR |
440 - 510 nanometers
(nm)
520 - 590 nm
630 - 690 nm
690 - 730
nm
760 - 880 nm |
Radiometric
Resolution |
12 bit bytes per pixel per
channel. |
| Sensor
Type |
Pushbroom |
| Swath |
77 km |
| Expected
Operation |
August
2015 |
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