RapidEye Secures Multimillion Euro Contract With the European Space Agency

Brandenburg / Havel, Germany, October 14, 2011 – RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of five satellites announced today that it has secured a multimillion Euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).

“This contract is for a full coverage of Europe.” said Dr. Marcus Apel, Market Manager for European Governments at RapidEye. “We are looking forward to a successful completion of this project and the opportunity to demonstrate within the European Community the quality and speed with which RapidEye can complete such a mission.”

RapidEye will deliver 39 full country coverages over Europe in varying resolutions. ESA has requested a delivery time line for the project which calls for one third of Europe by November this year and complete delivery by the end of 2012.

For more information about ESA, visit www.esa.int

About RapidEye

RapidEye is a provider of quality high-resolution satellite imagery and derived geo-information products. With a constellation of five Earth Observation satellites, RapidEye images over 4 million square kilometers of earth every day, and amassed 2 billion square kilometers in its archive in just over two years of commercial operation. With an unprecedented combination of wide area repetitive coverage and five meter pixel size multi-spectral imagery, RapidEye is a natural choice for many industries and government agencies. RapidEye: Delivering the World. www.rapideye.de.



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