The BIOMASS mission
ESA’s forest mission - BIOMASS
ESA's 7th Earth Explorer Mission - BIOMASS
Overview
The mission
Carrying a novel P-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), the BIOMASS mission is designed to deliver crucial information about the state of our forests, how they are changing and their quantitative role in the carbon cycle.
The launch
- Date: 2023
- Site: Kourou, French Guiana
- Rocket: Vega
First P-band radar in space / full polarimetry / interferometry and tomography / 666 km altitude / 3-day repeat cycle
Last modified November 2, 2021: Website updated with technical documentation moved to readthedocs external link; added mission video. (c4c11dc)