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RapidEye AG was a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery. The company operated a five satellite constellation producing 5 meter resolution imagery that was designed and implemented by MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) of Richmond, Canada. Today, RapidEye refers to the constellation of 5 earth observation satellites owned and operated by BlackBridge AG. == History == 1996: The RapidEye business concept was designed by Kayser-Threde GmbH, based on a call for ideas from the DLR (German Aerospace Agency), on how to commercialize remote sensing in Germany. 1998: RapidEye was established as an independent company in Munich with seed financing from a few private investors and Vereinigte Hagelversicherung, a German agricultural insurance provider. In 2004, funding was secured for the RapidEye satellite constellation and ground segment with the help of the European Union, the State of Brandenburg (Germany), a banking consortium consisting of Commerzbank, EDC (Export Development Canada) and KfW Banking Group. Through a contract with the CCC (Canadian Commercial Corporation), MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) was awarded the contract as the prime contractor to build RapidEye's satellite system. Originally located in Munich, the company relocated 60 km southwest of Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel in 2004. 2008: RapidEye earned ISO 9001:2000 certification in April from TÜV Nord. On August 29, 2008, a DNEPR-1 rocket (a refurbished ICBM missile), was successfully launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan carrying RapidEye's constellation of five Earth observation satellites designed and implemented by MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) of Richmond, Canada.〔(Video of the launch ) provided by Russian space agency Roscosmos〕 2009: After the satellites completed their MPAR phase (consisting of testing and calibration) they became commercially operational in February 2009. 2011: RapidEye files for bankruptcy protection on 2011-05-30.〔(Insolvenz Ratgeber ), 15. Juni 2011.〕〔(Space News ), 3 Jun 2011.〕 2011: RapidEye Blackbridge Ltd. of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada acquired RapidEye AG on the 29th of August.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BlackBridge :: Delivering the World )〕 On December 18, 2012 the company announced that it has successfully relocated the company headquarters to Berlin, Germany.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BlackBridge :: Delivering the World )〕 On November 6, 2013 RapidEye officially changed its name to BlackBridge.〔 2014: Blackbridge Ltd. announces new constellation called RapidEye+ 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BlackBridge secures $20.25 million funding for RapidEye+ )〕 2015 : Planet Labs Announces The Acquisition of RapidEye 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Satellite Maker Planet Labs Acquires BlackBridge’s Geospatial Business+ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RapidEye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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