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MWI CALIBRATION TEST WITH “AMBIENT COLD TARGET” FILLED WITH LIQUID NITROGEN

A step back: OHB Italia is responsible for the #MWI instrument that will be operating for the #MetOp mission, a project of #ESA and #Eumetsat (EPS). MWI is a 250kg-conical scan multi-frequency microwave #radiometer providing measurement of precipitation, observations of clouds, snow, sea-ice coverage, water vapour, temperature. Launch is planned in 2024 with the purpose to provide the most accurate…...

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PRISMA IN ORBIT: Top-Class Contribution to the Identification of the ‘Log Fire’ in Oregon (USA)

Data/Information generated by Stefania Amici – Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) under an ASI License to Use; Original PRISMA Product – © ASI – (2021). All rights reserved....

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LA LOMBARDIA È NELLO SPAZIO

L’Assessore allo sviluppo economico di #RegioneLombardia Guido Guidesi ed il #LAC – Lombardia Aerospace Cluster – settimana scorsa hanno visitato le principali realtà del territorio lombardo in ambito aerospaziale. Tra queste #OHBItalia, uno dei maggiori “scrigni di competenze” a livello di integrazione satellitare. L’ #industriaaerospaziale rappresenta un pilastro della economia regionale e le istituzioni unitamente alle associazioni…...

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(VERY GOOD) NEWS FROM PRISMA SATELLITE ORBITING EARTH

PRISMA (Hyperspectral Precursor of the Application Mission) is the first European satellite with a hyperspectral instrument and panchromatic camera on board. It was developed for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) by a consortium with OHB Italia as Prime Contractor, integrated in Milan facility and successfully launched on a Vega rocket…...

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Regional Minister Guido Guidesi with LAC in OHB Italia to appreciate the high level of space activities and technologies in Lombardia

Today LAC (Lombardia Aerospace Cluster) invited Mr. Guido Guidesi, Minister of Economic Development in the Lombardia Region, on a tour of the key aerospace production activities of the territory. A whole day of confrontation with one of the most technologically advanced industries in Europe with 6 billion as annual turnover…...

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