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March 13th, 2011
RapidEye Satellites Immediately Directed to Japan

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RapidEye has acquired two scenes over the West Coast of Honshu Island on Marth 12th. The satellites are already tasked again to image on Sunday, March 13th. The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) which is part of the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) contacted RapidEye shortly following the breaking news of the earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan on Friday. The DLR is a member of the International Charter which is an organization working towards providing a unified system of space data acquisition to those affected by natural and man-made disasters.

The International Charter was activated on Friday by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). They will be using all the imagery and resulting analysis to provide as much knowledge about the disaster to the relief and governmental agencies who need it.

If your organization is involved in emergency efforts for this devastating event, please contact sales@rapideye.de for any inquiries regarding the Japan imagery. Additional information on RapidEye Products and Services can be found at the company’s website www.rapideye.de.