ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off aboard a […]
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C
On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]
Thales Alenia Space to lead Carb-Chaser project
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is pleased to unveil the Carb-Chaser project —this program is based on a constellation of new-generation satellites that […]
L3Harris ‘notches another milestone’ for the Biomass satellite as its large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France
L3Harris reports it has ‘notched another milestone’ in aiding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) five-year mission to better understand the state of the Earth’s forests and their role in the […]
Planet launches 1st Tanager-1 (Hyperspectral Satellite) + 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) has revealed that the company’s first announced hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) were successfully launched into orbit during the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission […]
GHGsat’s commercial CO2 sensor in orbit
The first orbital sensor able to pinpoint carbon dioxide emissions from individual industrial facilities, such as cement or power plants, has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]