PRISMA
Success
MAR 22201901:50:35 UTCPRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) is ASI's medium-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite, developed by OHB Italy with Leonardo supplying the electro-optical instrument. It carries a pushbroom sensor covering approximately 250 spectral bands across the 400–2500 nm range at 30 m spatial resolution, enabling characterisation of Earth's surface chemistry alongside conventional panchromatic imagery.
VV14 was Arianespace's 600th satellite delivered to orbit.
LIFTOFF
MAR 22 201901:50:35 UTC
Success
launched fromELVKourou
aboardVegaVV14intoLEO
Payload
PRISMA
Earth observation
