RapidEye

BlackBridge
Company typeCorporation
IndustryEarth observation
Founded1998 (1998)
Defunct6 November 2013 
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Dr. Manfred Krischke, founder
Number of employees
~110
WebsiteBlackBridge.com/rapideye

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 (now MDA) of Richmond, Canada.

Today, RapidEye refers to the constellation of 5 Earth-observation satellites owned by Planet Labs. The RapidEye constellation was retired by Planet Labs in 2020.