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The next space launch, retrieved from our
Launch Library 2 API, is
Vega-C | Biomass. It is scheduled to be launched by Arianespace
from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
at 2025-04-29 09:15:00 UTC. Until
then, this pad will have been used for 51
out of 324 launches from this location. The launch status is currently
Go 🟩 . The mission type is
Earth Science and the payload will be injected
into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit
(SSO).
Biomass is an European Space Agency mission designed to measure the density of carbon stored in the world's forests. The spacecraft, built by Airbus Defence and Space, features the first civilian P-band synthetic aperture radar as well as a 12m-diameter deployable reflector from L3Harris made of over 900 km of gold-coated molybdenum 25µm wire. With a minimum operational lifetime of 5 years in its 666km 6am/6pm sun-synchronous orbit, the global coverage achieved every 9 months allows to precisely monitor the evolution of forests over time.
- [2025-04-29 09:15:00 UTC] 🟩
Vega-C | Biomass from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
- [2025-04-29 13:37:00 UTC]
🟩 - [2025-05-01 02:17:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2025-05-02 18:27:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2025-05-04 01:40:00 UTC] 🟨
- [2025-05-04 08:48:00 UTC] 🟨
| Symbol | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🟩 | Go For Launch (Go) | Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources. |
| 🟨 | To Be Confirmed (TBC) | Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty. |
| 🟧 | To Be Determined (TBD) | Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. |
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