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The mission

Carrying a novel P-band synthetic aperture radar, the Biomass mission is designed to deliver crucial information about the state of our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the carbon cycle.

The launch

Date: 2024
Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Rocket: Vega

Biomass
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10 remarkable Earth facts

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Biomass satellite over forest
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ESA’s forest satellite robust for launch

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Biomass instrument open
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Biomass heads for the shaker

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Biomass mission
Enabling & Support

Forecasting performance of a space antenna – before it gets…

26/01/2022 3775 views 44 likes
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Biomass’ 12-metre wire-mesh reflector
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ESA’s Biomass on track to target forests

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Above ground biomass in Russia
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Russia’s forests store more carbon than previously thought

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Above ground biomass in the Amazon basin
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Forest degradation primary driver of carbon loss in the Bra…

10/06/2021 6327 views 98 likes
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Biomass satellite
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Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours

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Forests key to climate fight
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Contract seals deal for Biomass satellite’s ride into space

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Biomass mission
Enabling & Support

Key components of tree-counting Biomass radar cleared for s…

16/10/2018 5207 views 111 likes
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Forest carbon
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Ready to build the Biomass forest mission

03/05/2016 5611 views 54 likes
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Gabon forest
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Focus on Gabon forests for Biomass

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Forest from above
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Gabon on the radar

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Forest carbon
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ESA’s Biomass satellite goes ahead

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Height of Bangladesh mangrove
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Mapping forest structure from space

30/01/2015 8631 views 61 likes
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Northern biomass
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Earth’s northern biomass mapped and measured

26/06/2013 8974 views 73 likes
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Forest carbon
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Earth Explorers take centre stage at Le Bourget

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Forest carbon
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ESA calls for Biomass Mission Advisory Group

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Composite of P-band SAR data
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Campaign reveals how forest change can be monitored from sp…

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Large tropical tree
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ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest fro…

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Three components of the Earth system
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Three ESA Earth science missions move to next phase

02/03/2009 2087 views 2 likes
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ESA's Earth Science Advisory Committee
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Quest for new Earth Explorer leads scientists to Lisbon

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Boreal forest
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ESA leads the way to map boreal forest

20/10/2008 6663 views 1 likes
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Different spheres of the Earth system
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ESA to consult the science community on Earth Explorer sele…

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Biomass measuring concept
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Measuring forest biomass from space - ESA campaign tests BI…

30/05/2007 4153 views 3 likes
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The Living Planet
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Six new Earth Explorer missions selected for further study

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