The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Biomass satellite, built by Airbus, has departed from Toulouse and is en route to Kourou, French Guiana, ahead of its scheduled launch.
Biomass is an Earth Explorer satellite designed to measure forest biomass from an altitude of 666 km to assess global carbon stocks and fluxes. It will carry the first space-based P-band synthetic aperture radar, providing detailed maps of tropical, temperate, and boreal forests.
Alain Fauré, Head of Space Systems at Airbus Defence and Space, stated: “Shipping this flagship mission is a major milestone after years of hard work and dedication…
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