36599, 36827 - PRISMA

PRISMA, Sweden's Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission Advancement was launched on a Dnepr rocket from the Dombarovsky Missile Base near Yasny, Russia at 14:42 UT on 2010 June 15. PRISMA consists of two satellites, nicknamed MANGO and TANGO, which will test technologies and rendezvous and formation flying in space.

Alternate Names

Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission Advancement

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2010-06-15
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia