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Vega-C | Biomass
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Launch Information
Launch Provider:
Arianespace
Launch Date:
April 29, 2025 09:15 UTC
Window Start:
2025-04-29T09:15:00Z
Window End:
2025-04-29T09:15:00Z
Rocket Details
Rocket:
Vega-C
Configuration:
Launch Location
Launch Pad:
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location:
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, French Guiana
Mission Details
Mission Name:
Biomass
Type:
Earth Science
Orbit:
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission Description:
Biomass is an European Space Agency mission designed to measure the density of carbon stored in the world's forests. The spacecraft, built by Airbus Defence and Space, features the first civilian P-band synthetic aperture radar as well as a 12m-diameter deployable reflector from L3Harris made of over 900 km of gold-coated molybdenum 25µm wire. With a minimum operational lifetime of 5 years in its 666km 6am/6pm sun-synchronous orbit, the global coverage achieved every 9 months allows to precisely monitor the evolution of forests over time.