Thanks to satellites, today we are able to monitor the health of our planet as never before. The Cosmo-SkyMed radar constellation is a unique example at global level, same as the Prisma hyperspectral in Europe.
The satellites targeted at studying and observing the Earth from Space play an increasingly relevant role: their applications include the study of the environment, the prediction and monitoring of natural disasters, a more rational exploitation of natural resources.
‣ ALL THE MISSIONS
![SAOCOM SAOCOM](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SAOCom_AutoA-sito-asi-1-150x150.jpg)
SAOCOM ‣
Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas (Argentine Microwaves Observation Satellite
![LARES-2 LARES-2](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/VV21_Pose-CU1-sur-PLA_S3B_164-150x150.jpg)
LARES-2 ‣
Highly accurate measurement of the Lense-Thirring effect and geodetic measurements
![CSES MISSION – LIMADOU ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION CSES MISSION – LIMADOU ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hepd-150x150.jpg)
CSES MISSION – LIMADOU ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION ‣
Study of electromagnetic, ionospheric and magnetospheric phenomena
![PRISMA PRISMA](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/prisma_2-150x150.jpg)
PRISMA ‣
Hyperspectral satellite, capable of observing from the optical to the near infrared
![LARES LARES](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lares-150x150.jpg)
LARES ‣
Measurement of the frame-dragging effect of inertial frames
![COPERNICUS COPERNICUS](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Sentinel-1B-LR_L_3-150x150.jpg)
COPERNICUS ‣
The European programme for Earth satellite observation
![COSMO-SKYMED COSMO-SKYMED](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Schermata-2021-02-02-alle-11.31.26-150x150.jpg)
COSMO-SKYMED ‣
COSMO-SkyMed is the first Earth observation mission designed for dual purposes, both civil and military
![CALIGOLA Mission CALIGOLA Mission](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CALIGOLA_pg1-150x150.jpg)
CALIGOLA Mission ‣
A multi-purpose space LIDAR mission dedicated to the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere, surface and oceans and their mutual interactions
![ENVISAT ENVISAT](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ENVISAT-150x150.jpg)
ENVISAT ‣
Study and monitoring of the Earth at various levels
![ERS-2 ERS-2](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ERS-2-150x150.jpg)
ERS-2 ‣
The successor of the ERS-1 mission, with new instruments
![ERS-1 ERS-1](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ERS-1-150x150.jpg)
ERS-1 ‣
ESA’s Earth observation mission
![LAGEOS-2 LAGEOS-2](https://www.asi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LAGEOSII-150x150.jpg)
LAGEOS-2 ‣
A geodetic satellite