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“In the framework of the ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, SITAEL and ESA signed a contract for the second-cycle SCOUT mission, based on SITAEL’s new EMPYREUM small satellite platform. We are grateful to ASI for supporting this initiative.”
– Chiara Pertosa, CEO of SITAEL.

HiBiDIS (Hyperspectral Biodiversity Mission) has been selected by ESA to explore innovative hyperspectral imaging for biodiversity monitoring. HiBiDIS is a candidate mission within the SCOUT program, which aims to rapidly demonstrate new Earth observation technologies through agile, small satellite missions.