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Payload
RAPIDEYE 1
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
NORAD 33314
RAPIDEYE 1 is a Germany payload satellite, launched on August 29, 2008 into LEO.
Launch
Launch date
August 29, 2008 at 07:15 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Dnepr 1 →
Operator
ISC Kosmotras
Mission
RapidEye 1 to 5
Launch record
View full launch →
Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
575 km
Periapsis
538 km
Inclination
97.41°
Orbital period
95.78 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Germany
Launch mass
152 kg
Dimensions
1 × 0.8 × 1 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-040C
NORAD catalog №
33314
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Germany
Radar cross-section
0.4019 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational