{"id":15476,"date":"2025-04-10T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15476"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:20:22","slug":"biomass-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/biomass-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomass Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>ESA&#8217;s Biomass Mission Launch Imminent:<\/strong> The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch the Biomass satellite. The launch is expected in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Purpose: Carbon Cycle Understanding:<\/strong> The mission aims to improve our understanding of the carbon cycle by providing more accurate forest biomass measurements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Detailed 3D Forest Mapping:<\/strong> Biomass will create detailed 3D maps of dense and remote tropical forests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Vega C Rocket Launch:<\/strong> The satellite will be launched aboard the Vega C rocket from French Guiana.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO):<\/strong> It will be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 666 km altitude.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>P-Band Radar Technology:<\/strong> The mission utilizes a long-wavelength P-band radar.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Penetrates Forest Canopy:<\/strong> The P-band radar can penetrate deep into the forest canopy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Collects Information on Forest Components:<\/strong> It gathers data on tree trunks, branches, and stems, where the majority of carbon is stored.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Provides Forest Height and Biomass Data:<\/strong> Biomass will supply experts with new data on forest height and above-ground forest biomass from space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Carbon Cycle &amp; Forest Study:<\/strong> Scientists will use this information to study forest health, changes, and the role of forests in the carbon cycle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mission Duration:<\/strong> The Biomass mission is planned to last for five years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA&#8217;s Biomass Mission Launch Imminent: The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch the Biomass satellite. 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