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Airbus-Built Biomass Satellite Successfully Launched to Monitor Global Forests — Global Defense Insight
The Airbus-built Biomass satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, marking a significant step forward in global climate monitoring. Developed for the European Space Agency (ESA), this flagship Earth Explorer mission will use pioneering radar technology to measure forest biomass and provide critical data for understanding the carbon cycle and its impact on climate change. Launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Space Port in Kour…
Successful Vega C Launch Delivers ESA Biomass Satellite to Orbit - European Spaceflight
Credit: ESA / CNES / Arianespace / Optique vidéo du CSG / S. Martin An Avio-built Vega C rocket was launched from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana on 29 April, successfully delivering the European Space Agency’s Biomass to orbit. The 35-metre-tall Vega C rocket was launched from the ELV launch pad at 11:15 CET. Approximately 57 minutes after liftoff, the 1,131-kilogram Biomass satellite was deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit at an altit…
With a Vega-C rocket, ESA has launched another satellite of its Earth observation program to provide accurate data on the biomass contained in the forests and improve climate protection, with a technology that has never been used in space.
ESA has launched into orbit a satellite that will assess the amount of forest on EarthESA has put into orbit the Biomass satellite, which will monitor forests and assess their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Satellite will provide scientists with an understanding of the state of forests in the Earth's carbon cycle.
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