ines ▁a ▁hyp ers pect ral ▁sensor ▁with ▁a ▁medium - resol ution ▁pan chrom atic ▁camera . ▁The ▁advantages ▁of ▁this ▁combination ▁are ▁that ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁classical ▁cap ability ▁of ▁observation ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁geomet rical ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁scene , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁offered ▁by ▁hyp ers pect ral ▁sens ors ▁which ▁can ▁determine ▁the ▁chemical - phys ical ▁composition ▁of ▁objects ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁scene . ▁This ▁offers ▁the ▁scientific ▁community ▁and ▁users ▁many ▁applications ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁environmental ▁monitoring , ▁resource ▁management , ▁c rop ▁classification , ▁poll ution ▁control , ▁etc . ▁Further ▁applications ▁are ▁possible ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁National ▁Security . ▁ ▁PR IS MA ▁is ▁a ▁program ▁completely ▁fund ed ▁by ▁AS I ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁follow ▁on ▁of ▁Hyp SE O ▁mission . ▁The ▁satellite ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁V ega ▁ro cket . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁object ives ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁an ▁Earth ▁Observ ation ▁pre - oper ative ▁mission . ▁In ▁orbit ▁demonstr ation ▁and ▁qual ification ▁of ▁an ▁Italian ▁state - of - the - art ▁hyp ers pect ral / pan chrom atic ▁technology . ▁Valid ation ▁of ▁end - to - end ▁data ▁processing ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁new ▁applications ▁of ▁spectral ▁resolution ▁images . ▁Capital ization ▁of ▁AS I ▁her itage , ▁specifically ▁can ce led ▁Hyp SE O ▁mission ▁and ▁Italian - Can ad ian ▁J oint ▁Hyp