| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | RapidEye-2 (RapidEye A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Germany |
| Operator/Owner | RapidEye AG |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 621 |
| Apogee (km) | 638 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00121437245517537 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.9 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.3 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 175 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 150 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 29-08-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 7 yrs. |
| Contractor | Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd. |
| Country of Contractor | United Kingdom |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Dnepr |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-040A |
| NORAD Number | 33312 |
| Comments | Each satellite captures multi-wavelength images in five bands covering 400-850 nm. 6.5m resolution images, sold to agricultural, forestry and town-planning enterprises. |