#ESA projects

Biomass: The Pioneering UK-Built Satellite Set to Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Forests in 2024

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In 2024, a groundbreaking satellite called Biomass will launch into space to transform our understanding of Earth's forests. Constructed in the U.K. by European aerospace giant Airbus, the pioneering Biomass satellite will use state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology to create the first-ever 3D maps of global forest...