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Forest Measuring Satellite Biomass Reflector Passes Key Milestone

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Tom Patton
Nov 02, 2021
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Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite has passed a key milestone with the successful deployment of the Large Deployable Reflector (LDR) which will receive P-band data reflected back from the world’s forests.

"Successful deployment of the largest Earth observation reflector is a major move forward for Biomass. We are on tra…

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