European satellite launches to track global forest biomass from space

European satellite launches to track global forest biomass from space

Terra Daily

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2025

On April 29, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Biomass satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This milestone marks the start of a new era in climate observation, with the satellite equipped to measure the total mass of forest biomass across the planet using cutting-edge radar technology. The Biomass satellite's radar system employs long-wavelength signals ca

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