Prisma from this night it is in orbit and from now on it will observe the Earth giving us indications on its health state. Prisma is a demonstrator satellite of theItalian Space Agency. The launch took place this morning at 2.50 am Italian from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, using the Vega launcher.
The first satellite connection signal has already been received. However, the satellite will face another three months of checks before being fully operational next June.
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The program cost 126 million euro and the whole planet will benefit from it. When operational, it will contribute to the monitoring of pollution and environmental changes and will support the management of natural resources and emergencies. Prisma technology allows you to see more than the eye and to recognize not only the shapes of objects but also which ones chemical elements contain.
"Prisma has brought into orbit the ability of the Italian system to make Space and represents the first hyperspectral mission in Europe - commented the cExtraordinary Commissioner of the Italian Space Agency Piero Benvenuti – as such, it represents a unique opportunity for the development of advanced know-how and for testing the innovative contribution expected from hyperspectral data in the Earth Observation applications sector”.
Prisma, owned byItalian Space Agency, was created by a temporary consortium of companies, led by Ohb Italy, responsible for the mission and management of the three main segments, e Leonardo, who developed the hyperspectral electro-optical instrumentation. The center of mission control was made by Telespazio at Fucino, while data acquisition and processing will take place from Matera Space Center.
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"The Vega VV14 flight - declares the CEO of Avio, Giulio Ranzo - is another important step for the Italian space industry and strengthens Europe's ability to autonomously access space, especially in low orbits where the satellites operate of Earth Observation".
