Forest satellites big antenna opens up
Just a week after its launch, ESA's Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world's forests and their vital role in Earth's ...
ESA unveils longest-ever dataset on...
As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on 29 April, ESA has released its most extensive satellite-based maps of above-ground forest carbon to date. Spanning ...
Earth from Space: Worlds biggest iceberg
The Ocean and Land Colour Instrument on Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured this image of Earth's biggest iceberg, A23a, on 5 April 2025.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution.The ice mass ...
Biomass launch highlights
ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In ...
Launch of ESAs Biomass mission from...
ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In ...
ESAs Biomass mission launches on Vega-C
ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In ...
Biomass launched to count forest carbon
ESA's groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world's forests and their crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off ...
Mission control GO for Biomass launch
One last team photo before launch. Today, at ESA's ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, the Biomass team gathered for the pre-launch briefing.ESA's forest satellite, to be flown from ...
Biomass poised for liftoff to unveil...
After years of careful design and preparation, ESA's Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French ...
Earth from Space: French Guiana
Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this radar image over French Guiana ? home to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, where ESA's Biomass mission is being prepared for liftoff on 29 April onboard a Vega-C ...
