RapidEye AG and Kongsberg Satellite Services Sign Long Term Downlink Contract
(firmenpresse) - Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, June 12, 2008
With the ability to image up to 4 Million km² of the earth's surface daily, RapidEye's
constellation of five satellites will download an enormous amount of data every day.
To handle all of this incoming data, a seven year contract for download services has
been signed between Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT) of Tromsø, Norway, and
RapidEye AG.
“Antennas in pole vicinity are ideal for earth observation satellites in a
sun-synchronous orbit, as they allow contact to the spacecraft in every orbit, which
was a key factor when contracting with KSAT”, says Michael Oxfort, member of the
Management Team at RapidEye.
KSAT has completed the installation of a 7.3m X-band antenna in Svalbard (approx.
78°N) to support the daily download volume of the RapidEye constellation. “This new
7.3m antenna dedicated to support RapidEye will be part of our 6 large aperture
antennas which together with our 2 medium sized antennas as well as a number of
smaller antennas is making the site in Svalbard the largest facility for polar orbiting
satellites”, comments Rolf Skatteboe, President of KSAT. Download capacity on 13m
antennas, also located in Svalbard, will additionally be made available to RapidEye
on a special request basis.
To assure the fast availability of data, a dedicated high speed communication line
between Svalbard and RapidEye's headquarters in Brandenburg will be in place to
support the imagery data transmission to the processing facilities. This high speed
data line together with the automated processing system will allow RapidEye to
deliver data or information products and services to its customers the following day.
About Kongsberg Satellite Services:
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is a world leading commercial satellite centre
located in Tromsø, Norway. KSAT has ground stations in Tromsø, Svalbard, Grimstad
and the Antarctic and is focusing on the following two business areas:
- Ground station services, including data acquisition, TT&C support and launch
support
- Near real time Earth Observation services
For more information please refer to www.ksat.no
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
RapidEye is a geospatial information provider focused on integrating customized and
industry specific solutions into the workflow of global customers in agriculture,
forestry, energy, infrastructure, government, security and emergency. In the summer
of 2008, RapidEye will launch a constellation of five satellites capable of downloading
over 4 million km² of high resolution, multi-spectral imagery per day. For more
information please refer to www.rapideye.de
RapidEye AG
Molkenmarkt 30
14776 Brandenburg an der Havel
Phone: +49 3381 8904 - 0
Fax: +49 3381 8904 - 101
Email: info(at)rapideye.de
Datum: 12.06.2008 - 12:18 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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Contact person: Andrea Flachmann
Town:
Brandenburg an der Havel
Phone: +49 3381 8904 - 0
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