1. RapidEye 1-5 (Germany) Resolution: 5 m Bands: Altitude: 630 km
Blue ( nm)
Green ( nm)
Red ( nm)
Red Edge ( nm)
Near Infrared ( nm)
Altitude: 630 km
Push Broom
Revisit time:
Off-nadir – 1 day
Nadir – 5.5 days
Swath width of 77 km
Launched August 29, 2008
Images at 11:00am local time

2. 5 identical satellites:
Company: RapidEye AG
5 identical satellites:
Tachys (rapid), Mati (eye), Choma (earth), Choros (space), Trochia (orbit)
First commercial satellites to image the Red-edge band (measures variances in vegetation)
Products:
Two types:
Level 1A – radiometric and sensor correction
Level 3A – radiometric, sensor, and geometric correction
Cost for one scene, Level 3A, 25 km2: ~ $68

4. Special Applications
Ju, C-H., Y-C. Tian, X. Yao, W-X. Cao, Y. Zhu, and D. Hannaway Estimating leaf chlorophyll content using red edge parameters. Pedosphere 20(5):
Jiang, J-B., Y-H. Chen, and W-J. Huang Using the distance between hyperspectral red edge position and yellow edge position to identify wheat yellow rust disease. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis 30(6):
Darvishzadeh, R., C.A. Atzberger, A.K. Skidmore, and A.A. Abkar Leaf area index derivation from hyperspectral vegetation indices and the red edge position. International Journal of Remote Sensing 30(23):
Marx, A Detection and classification of bark beetle infestation in pure norway spruce stands with multi-temporal RapidEye imagery and data mining techniques. Photogrammetrie Fernerkundung Geoinformation 4:
Eitel, J.U.H., D.S. Long, P.E. Gessler, and A.M.S. Smith Using in-situ measurements to evaluate the new RapidEye™ satellite series for prediction of wheat nitrogen status. International Journal of Remote Sensing 28(18):