Name Those RapidEye Satellites..

With the launch of the RapidEye constellation of five earth observation satellites anticipated sometime this August, RapidEye has unveiled a contest allowing anyone an opportunity to name one or more of their satellites. The contest will benefit the local charitable organization Gollwitz Manor House Trust in Brandenburg an der Havel, which strives to support understanding and acceptance between people of different nationalities by confronting the issues of racism and xenophobia. “We are currently preparing a project called Share Respect in which students of the city of Brandenburg will work on short films as actors, producers and directors to create media projects which promote healthy, respectful relationships between peers. The money that will be raised by RapidEye’s satellite name contest will benefit this project”, says Elke Weisser, managing director of Gollwitz Manor House Trust. All satellite name proposals can be entered via the official entry form, which is available in English and German at the company’s website—select the RapdEye satellites graphic below.