Innovative satellite for forest research launched

Name: Innovative satellite for forest research launched
Uploaded: 2025-05-09T19:55:00.000Z
Description: A Vega-C rocket has successfully placed the European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass satellite into low-Earth orbit. The satellite has reached its target trajectory and the team has begun preparations for its commissioning. A key step is the deployment of the 12-meter-long array antenna on a 7.5-meter boom. Biomass is equipped with a unique P-band radar that can penetrate the forest canopy, measu

A Vega-C rocket has successfully placed the European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass satellite into low-Earth orbit. The satellite has reached its target trajectory and the team has begun preparations for its commissioning. A key step is the deployment of the 12-meter-long array antenna on a 7.5-meter boom.

Biomass is equipped with a unique P-band radar that can penetrate the forest canopy, measuring biomass in the branches and trunks of trees, where the main carbon of forests is concentrated. This will reduce uncertainty in estimating carbon stocks and their dynamics, including changes from logging, forest growth and land use

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