Prisma Hyperspectral Mission Products

Abstract

PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) is an Italian Satellite Earth Observation hyperspectral mission led by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and planned for the launch in 2018. The payload is based on a high spectral resolution imaging spectrometer operating in the VNIR/SWIR (0.4-2.5 μm) optically integrated with a medium resolution Panchromatic camera (0.4-0.7 μm). The PRISMA Ground Segment includes the Mission Control Centre (MCC) and the Satellite Control Centre (SCC) both located at the Fucino station and the Instrument Data Handling System (IDHS) located at the ASI Space Geodesy Center in Matera. The IDHS is devoted to process the payload data downloaded using the X-Band antenna of the CNM (National Multimission Center). The IDHS data processing function generates Level 0, Level 1 and Level 2 products archived and distributed by the CNM. This paper defines the detailed PRISMA product types, specifying the content and process of the products generation.