US EditionBiomass Satellite Returns Striking First Images of Forests and More
- On May 22, 2025, ESA’s Biomass satellite captured its inaugural images depicting the tropical forest region located in the northern part of Brazil, unveiled during the Living Planet Symposium held in Vienna.
- The Biomass mission launched in April 2025 on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou and uses novel P-band radar designed to measure forest carbon from space.
- The satellite's long-wavelength radar penetrates dense forest canopies and ground surfaces to reveal forest structure, wetlands, floodplains, deserts, and Antarctic ice sheets.
- ESA's Biomass Project Manager Michael Fehringer described the initial images as truly impressive and emphasized they represent just an early preview of future findings, while ESA Director Simonetta Cheli highlighted the mission as a significant advancement in comprehending carbon storage.
- Though still in commissioning and calibration, Biomass is functioning smoothly and is on track to deliver vital global data for climate models, forest conservation, and insights on ice sheet dynamics.
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Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more
Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its Biomass satellite mission—marking a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth's forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle. But these inaugural glimpses go beyond forests. Remarkably, the satellite is already showing potential to unlock new insights into some of Earth's most extreme environments.
ESA reveals the first results of a mission that will revolutionize our knowledge of how Earth’s forests contribute to the global carbon cycle From the Amazon Basin forests to the forests of Indonesia or Gabon’s rivers in Africa. Just two months after its launch, the ESA Biomass satellite offers the first images from space, which it will use to obtain unprecedented data on the planet’s forests and their crucial role in the carbon cycle. Biomass i…
These images are beautiful! The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass radar satellite has delivered its first images. They are full of promises. This is very good news because Biomass data are crucial to our understanding of the carbon cycle. We do the right thing to...
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