description Biomass Overview
Biomass is an ESA Earth Explorer satellite mission launched on 29 April 2025 aboard a Vega-C rocket from French Guiana. Its payload is the first space-borne P-band synthetic aperture radar, designed to measure forest biomass, height, and structure through cloud cover and forest canopies. The mission supports research on terrestrial carbon stocks and the role of forests in the carbon cycle, making it relevant to Earth observation and climate research.
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When was the Biomass satellite launched?
Biomass launched on 29 April 2025 aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place from French Guiana.
What agency operates the Biomass mission?
Biomass is an ESA Earth Explorer satellite mission. Its purpose is to study the structure and amount of vegetation in forests.
What is special about Biomass's radar?
Its payload is the first space-borne P-band synthetic aperture radar. That radar is designed for measuring forest structure at a large scale.
What does the Biomass satellite measure?
It is designed to measure forest biomass, tree height, and forest structure. The radar can work through cloud cover and forest canopy.
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