Key statistics
Satellite RAPIDEYE 4 at a glance.
Uptime
6095
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RAPIDEYE 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RAPIDEYE 4
International designator: 2008-040E
Object number (NORAD): 33316
Object ID (CCSDS): 33316
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.855 minutes
Inclination: 97.4335 deg
SMA: 6938.044 km
Apoapsis: 565.526 km
Periapsis: 554.292 km
RAAN: 162.6678 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008096
Argument of periapsis: 15.1646 deg
Mean anomaly: 344.982 deg
Mean motion: 15.02267203 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002606 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020175 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 7:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RAPIDEYE 4
TLE line 1: 1 33316U 08040E 25125.83026495 .00002606 00000-0 20175-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 33316 97.4335 162.6678 0008096 15.1646 344.9820 15.02267203904585
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RAPIDEYE 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
German Earth observation satellites
RAPIDEYE 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | RapidEye 1 to 5’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 2008, 7:15 a.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr | RapidEye 1 to 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 2008, 7:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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