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PRISMA

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2019-015ALaunched 3/22/2019
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
PRISMA Mission
Launch Vehicle
Vega
Launch Date
3/22/2019
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
617.5 km
Inclination
97.9 deg
Dry Mass
850 kg
Total Mass
879 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manufacturer
OHB
Registry
COSPAR ID
2019-015A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1035
Track
Mentions
23
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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The first Vega launch in 2019 is scheduled for 2019-03-14 carrying the Italian Space Agency’s PRISMA Earth observation satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 11, 2019Vega C debut slips to 2020

The Italian Space Agency’s Prisma satellite was planned for a 2018 launch but was delayed to 2019 due to delays with ESA’s Aeolus wind-mapping satellite.

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Jan 15, 2019
Arianespace targets 12 launches this year, more counting OneWeb, Vega C debut

The three missions that did not take place in 2018—the Arabsat-ISRO Ariane 5, OneWeb’s first Soyuz, and the Italian Space Agency’s Vega launch of Prisma—are on Arianespace’s 2019 manifest.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 15, 2019Arianespace targets 12 launches this year, more counting OneWeb, Vega C debut