PRISMA (spacecraft)

PRISMA
Mission typeEarth observation
Technology
Operator ASI
COSPAR ID2019-015A
SATCAT no.44072
Websiteprisma-i.it
Mission duration5 years (planned)
6 years, 2 months and 26 days (elasped)
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerLeonardo
OHB Italia
Launch mass830 kilograms (1,830 lb)
Dimensions1.75 m x 1.54 m x 3.4 m
Power350 W (avg.) 700 W (max)
Start of mission
Launch date22 March 2019, 01:50:35 (2019-03-22UTC01:50:35) UTC
RocketVega
Launch siteKourou ELV
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-Synchronous Orbit
Eccentricity0
Apogee altitude614 km (382 mi)
Inclination98.19 degrees
Period99 minutes
Mean motion15
Repeat interval29 days
EpochPlanned
Transponders
BandS Band (tracking/control)
X band (data transmission)
Frequency9.6 GHz
Bandwidth155 Mbit/s

PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa, Hyperspectral PRecursor of the Application Mission) is an Italian Space Agency pre-operational and technology demonstrator mission focused on the development and delivery of hyperspectral products and the qualification of the hyperspectral payload in space.