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PRISMA

Satellite. PRISMA was launched on March 22, 2019 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-015ANORAD 44072Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
PRISMA
International designator
2019-015A
NORAD catalog number
44072
GCAT identifier
S44072
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1035

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
ASI
Owner
ASI
Country
Italy
Builder
OHB-I (Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio)
Platform (bus)
MITA

Launch

Date
March 22, 2019 · 01:50 UTC
Launch record
2019-015Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
616 km
Apogee
619 km
Inclination
97.90°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
879 kg
Dry mass
850 kg
Length
3.4 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17092544 (CC0).