Biomass
Biomass is ESA's operational forest-observation satellite in a roughly 666-kilometre Sun-synchronous orbit. The Airbus-built spacecraft carries the first P-band synthetic-aperture radar flown in space for systematic global forest measurements and is designed for at least five years of observations.
Identity
- Aliases
- Earth Explorer BiomassESA Biomass
- Name
- Biomass
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Biomass is ESA's operational forest-observation satellite in a roughly 666-kilometre Sun-synchronous orbit. The Airbus-built spacecraft carries the first P-band synthetic-aperture radar flown in space for systematic global forest measurements and is designed for at least five years of observations.
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- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 13:20:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 13:20:41 UTC
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- First Flight Date
- 2025-04-29
- Vehicle Code
- Biomass