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Biomass

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2025-090ALaunched 4/29/2025
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Biomass Mission
Launch Vehicle
Vega C
Launch Date
4/29/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
667 km
Inclination
98.07 deg
Dry Mass
1,099 kg
Total Mass
1,131 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
EOSCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
Airbus
Registry
COSPAR ID
2025-090A
Track
Mentions
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HYPER-500 can distinguish signals related to biomass and the chemical composition of plant canopies.

CapabilityValue 3.8Jun 16, 2026Open Cosmos ottiene l’EXPANDEO 2026 con HYPER-500

DSI Aerospace participates in ESA missions including MetOp-SG, JUICE, Biomass, FLEX, PLATO, and Hera.

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May 26, 2026
DSI Aerospace sviluppa sistemi digitali per missioni ESA

The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite was launched by Arianespace.

RelationshipsValue 3.6May 5, 2026Arianespace lancia il satellite Biomass con radar in banda P

Biomass uses a P-band radar that can penetrate forest canopy and observe the internal structure of ecosystems.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0May 5, 2026Arianespace lancia il satellite Biomass con radar in banda P

Biomass uses an advanced radar to measure the amount of carbon stored in forests.

CapabilityValue 2.0May 5, 2026Arianespace lancia il satellite Biomass con radar in banda P

Biomass aims to estimate forest biomass and the carbon accumulated in it more accurately.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2May 5, 2026Arianespace lancia il satellite Biomass con radar in banda P

MEEO S.r.l. trains AI models on decades of satellite imagery to predict catastrophic natural events such as locust swarms in Africa and to estimate agricultural biomass production.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 26, 2026Infinite Area ospita Spazio al Non-Spazio in Veneto

The partnership involves analyzing the distribution, biomass, water quality, and carbon sequestration of mangroves and seagrass beds in Indonesia using AI.

GeneralValue 2.6Dec 17, 202512/17宇宙ニュース・民間宇宙ステーション開発のVastが日本オフィス開設、元JAXAの山崎直子氏がトップに ほか3件

Kuva Space's technology aims to provide insights on species distribution, biomass, water quality, and carbon sequestration, which are critical for verifying blue carbon.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Dec 11, 2025Latest News

Multispectral imagery from PW6U can be used to track crop condition, estimate biomass, monitor forest health, and identify anomalies such as flooding, drought stress, or vegetation loss along infrastructure routes.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 2, 2025SatRev PW6U satellite checks in from orbit after Transporter 15 launch

The INPE - ESA collaboration will help evaluate how Biomass provides insights into global forest carbon dynamics, particularly in the Amazon.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 2.6Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

ESA, the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) collaborated to assess how to exploit Biomass' data.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.1Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

The radar signal emitted by the Biomass satellite penetrates the entire forest layer and is scattered back by forest canopy elements.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

The measured radar signal carries information about forest structure and can infer parameters such as forest biomass and height.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

Muriel Pinheiro is ESA's Biomass Processor Development Manager.

GovernanceValue 2.5Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

Biomass is the first satellite to carry a P-band synthetic aperture radar capable of penetrating forest canopies to measure woody biomass.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

The measurements taken by Biomass serve as a proxy for carbon storage, which is the mission's primary objective.

GeneralValue 1.8Nov 14, 2025Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data

BIOMASS, an ESA Earth Explorer, tracks tropical forest carbon stocks with unprecedented accuracy.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.3Nov 12, 2025ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals

HydroGNSS is a Scout mission developed to measure key climate variables such as soil moisture, wetlands, permafrost, and biomass.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 8, 2025ESA pronta al lancio della missione HydroGNSS per lo studio del clima

HydroGNSS is a two-satellite mission that will use Global Navigation Satellite System reflectometry to measure soil moisture, wetlands, freeze-thaw state over permafrost, forest biomass, and other climate variables linked to the global water cycle.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Oct 30, 2025HydroGNSS prepares for launch