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Biomass Forest Monitoring Satellite Departs for Final Testing

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Tom Patton
Nov 09, 2022
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Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite, has left the Airbus Defense and Space site in Stevenage and is on its way to Toulouse for final testing ahead of launch.

“Biomass will be able to measure the world’s forests on a global scale – a true world first. It will give scientists vital information about just how much carbon is…

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