Arianespace Vega PRISMA

Name: Arianespace Vega PRISMA
Start: 2019-03-22T01:50:35.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Vega

Status

Success

Date

22 MAR 2019

01:50

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) is a medium-resolution hyperspectral imaging mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI. The mission can provide a unique contribution to the observations of natural resources and in the study of key environmental processes

Rocket

Vega

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

Height

29.9 m

Diameter

3.025 m

Launch Mass

137 T

Thrust

2,974 kN