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We synthesize and transfer knowledge for the ESA Earth Explorer BIOMASS mission to a scientific user community in Germany and beyond
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🎉 Congratulations!
@bgc-jena.mpg.de team awarded Thuringian Research Prize for their groundbreaking work on “Global interactions of carbon and water cycles of ecosystems under climate change, using #ML and #AI to quantify fluxes, stocks, and turnover times.”

#ClimateScience #AI4Climate
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🌿Join our 18th EEBIOMASS workshop on “BIOMASS DISC” ! We'll introduce you to the DISC: What is it? Who is involved? What does it actually do? And why is it important?

The workshop will take place on December 3, 13:00 - 16:00 CET.

📢Register here: survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/66...
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Kicking off Day 1 at #LPS25!
An exciting start — the very first image from BIOMASS was unveiled live during the Opening Ceremony, and it's truly stunning.
We're looking forward to seeing more incredible insights from the mission in the days to come!
June 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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📢 Meet the Project Office BIOMASS at #LPS25 in Vienna next week!

🌍 We'll be sharing exciting results on forest structure, biomass dynamics & more—through talks & posters:
🗣️ Talks:
Forest Structure Mapping & Forest Change
🖼️ Posters:
🧠 Vegetation Turnover 🌿 Biomass–CO₂ Interactions 🔥 Disturbance
June 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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"With the successful launch of #BIOMASS, we'll be looking at dense forests through completely new lenses. The P-band radar enables us to see deeper into forest canopies than ever before.”

🛰https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/en-pm-esa-s-biomass-satellite-successfully-launched

@esa.int @bgc-jena.mpg.de
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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spektrum.de
Wie viel Kohlendioxid speichern unsere Wälder wirklich? Die ESA startet am 29. April 2025 den Satelliten »Biomass«, der tief in den Wald hineinblicken kann. Die Mission soll helfen, den Klimawandel besser zu verstehen 🌳📡 #ESA #Biomass #Klimaschutz #repost
Erdbeobachtung: Neuer Radarsatellit soll globale Waldbiomasse bestimmen
Die ESA-Mission soll helfen zu klären, wie viel Wald weltweit vorhanden ist – und wie viel täglich verloren geht
www.spektrum.de
April 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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transport.esa.int
Two months in two minutes: timelapse video of @esa.int's Biomass satellite getting ready for liftoff tomorrow on Vega-C flight #VV26
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🟩Latest weather report is green for go!
April 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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esa.int
📺 Watch live: the launch of @esaearth.esa.int's Biomass mission on Vega-C #VV26, liftoff scheduled for 29 April, 10.15 BST/11.15 CEST. #ESAwebTV coverage starts 09.55 BST/10.55 CEST. More details 👇
Watch Biomass launch live
ESA's Biomass mission is on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Don’t miss the live coverage of liftoff on Tuesday 29 April, on ESA WebTV. Coverage will start at 10:55 CEST ...
www.esa.int
April 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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🛰🚀 Preparations for the BIOMASS launch are in full swing. BIOMASS is fueled and got attached to the Vega-C rocket, which will bring it into space.

👉 Follow the final preparations here: esa-biomass.earth

#Biomass #ESA
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This blog is dedicated to the Biomass launch campaign at CSG Kourou. Here, we’ll be sharing the highlights of this incredible journey with our colleagues, families, and friends, bringing you along …
esa-biomass.earth
April 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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operations.esa.int
Flight control, ground station, flight dynamics, software support, instrument teams and more are wrapping up their preparations for next week's Biomass launch.

Find out how the team at ESA mission control has been preparing for the crucial 'Launch and Early Orbit Phase':
www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
Final preparations for Biomass operations
As the launch of the Biomass satellite approaches, the excitement is palpable at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Over the winter months, a dedicated team has been ...
www.esa.int
April 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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transport.esa.int
Peekaboo! 🌳

Look who was transferred to the launch zone and hoisted to the top of its Vega-C rocket.

@esaearth.esa.int's Biomass satellite is now resting inside its protective fairing where it will stay until liftoff.

Launch is scheduled for 29 April 2025 #VV26
Vega-C's fairing with the Biomass satellite inside appearing in the middle of a tall green forest. The tops of two other buildings also appear in the image. Grey clouds are visible on the horizon. Vega-C's fairing with the Biomass satellite inside being hoisted to the top of the rocket. Image taken at night time. Vega-C's fairing with the Biomass satellite inside being placed on the top of the rocket. Image taken at night time.
April 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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dutchspace.bsky.social
The ESA Biomass press kit can be found here

esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthOb...

#VV26 #Biomass #ESA
April 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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transport.esa.int
My oh my! What a good-looking fairing we've got here!

Last week, the patch of the upcoming
@esa.int Biomass mission was put onto the #VV26 fairing.

Launch is set for 29 April 2025 🚀
@cnes.fr
The fairing of the Vega-C rocket that will take ESA Biomass mission to space. The fairing of the Vega-C rocket that will take ESA Biomass mission to space. The fairing of the Vega-C rocket that will take ESA Biomass mission to space.
April 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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esa.int
📢 Calling all space journalists!

Our Biomass satellite will launch on Vega-C from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 29 April.

We invite journalists to participate in a series of pre-launch and post-launch events.

For more information and to register your interest: esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
The Biomass sticker on Vega-C fairing.
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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transport.esa.int
Boo! 🧛
The VAMPIRE (Vega Adapter for Multiple Payload Injection and Release) connects @esaearth.esa.int's Biomass and Vega-C.

Vega-C will reach orbit with 3 solid-propellant-powered stages before the 4th liquid-propellant stage takes over for precise orbit placement of Biomass. @esa.int @cnes.fr
In this wide angle image we can see the Biomass satellite with its antenna folded being lifted on top of the Flight Adaptor. The flight adaptor is black and surrounded by a metal fence. Two people in blue scrubs are supervising the operation. The Biomass satellite being connected to the VAMPIRE adapter. Views from the inside of a cleanroom with a team of 6 people working around the satellite, some in blue suits, some in white. The transport trolley in metal and white at the centre of the image and the bottom part of the biomass satellite being lifted can be seen.
April 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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📣 Only one week left to register for the upcoming EEBIOMASS Summer School from May 12-16, 2025, in Jena, Germany, to learn about the BIOMASS mission and SAR.

Check out: eebiomass.org/education/su...
or register here: survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/91...
Deadline: 23. March 2025
March 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Join our EEBIOMASS SPECIAL on "Upcoming opportunities and challenges in Forest missions" featuring BIOMASS, NISAR, GEDI and Geo-Trees!
eebiomass.org/workshops/

The workshop will take place on March 27, 2025 (Thursday), 13:00-16:00 CET.

📢Register here: survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/98...
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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esa.int
Our @esaearth.esa.int forest mission #Biomass has arrived at the launch site in French Guiana. With launch set for end of April, Biomass will soon play a key role in delivering information about the state of our forests and advancing our knowledge of the carbon cycle 🧪🌳

www.esa.int/Applications...
ESA’s Biomass satellite about to be placed in its shipment container at Airbus in Toulouse, France. This container protects the satellite while it is being shipped to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
March 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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transport.esa.int
Look who just arrived at Europe's Spaceport 👀

@esaearth.esa.int's Biomass mission has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be prepared for liftoff on a Vega-C rocket.

Stay tuned for more launch updates 🚀
ESA’s Biomass satellite arriving in Kourou, French Guiana. The image shows the satellite inside a container being carried by a truck. ESA’s Biomass satellite arriving in Kourou, French Guiana. The image shows the satellite inside a container being lifted by a crane.
March 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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esa.int
#CallForInterest: Journalists are invited to express their interest in attending a media event at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, for the launch of ESA’s Biomass satellite. Please apply via ESA’s media accreditation page by Friday 14 March 2025, 15:00 CET👇

www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
The Biomass mission, equipped with an innovative P-band synthetic aperture radar, is set to provide vital data on the health and changes of our forests. This mission will deepen our understanding of the critical role forests play in the carbon cycle, which is essential for tackling climate change.
March 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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dutchspace.bsky.social
Nice shot of @esa.int Biomass satellite during solar array deployment tests.
Soon it will be shipped to CSG for launch.

📸ESA - S. Corvaja
March 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM