Objectives and Applications
Biomass will provide global maps of forest biomass and height (at 200 m resolution) and forest disturbance (at 50 m resolution) every 6 months. This information will lead to a better understanding of the state of Earth’s forests, how they are changing over time, and advance our knowledge of the carbon cycle.
Full Name
Biomass
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Apr 2025
Mission Links
EOL Date
Oct 2030
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
102.6 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
3 deg
Orbit Altitude
666 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
06:00
Repeat Cycle
3 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
P-Band SAR - P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Vegetation | P-Band SAR |