The Hyperspectral Prisma Mission in Operations

Abstract

PRISMA is an Italian EO hyperspectral Mission conceived as a Pre-operational and technology demonstrator. PRISMA is in orbit since March the 22 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">nd</sup> 2019, has completed the Commissioning Phase in January 2020 and is currently in the operational phase. User registration to access PRISMA mission products has been opened on 21 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> of May 2020. Users can request new acquisitions on own AoI and/or archived products based on data acquired within the background mission. According to the PRISMA data policy, a wide use of products is allowed in order to validate the technology, maximize the return on investment and support the development of skills in an innovative sector. This paper reports an overview of the mission performances, scientific initiatives and first month user access results.