
Biomass Events for Launch
UK Launch Events

The BIOMASS satellite is scheduled for launch on April 29, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (10 am UK time) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, designated “VV26,” will utilize a Vega C launcher to place Biomass into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of approximately 666 km.
If you cannot attend a launch party but would like to watch the launch, both RocketLaunch.Live and the ESA Web TV are easy to use and free.
As we approach the highly anticipated launch of Biomass, we wanted to update you on several exciting events taking place in the lead-up to the big day.

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- Innovation Zero World Congress 2025: Scheduled for April 29-30, at Olympia London, this congress will feature a screening of the Biomass launch for delegates.
- Airbus Launch Event in Stevenage: Airbus will host a launch event in Stevenage on 29th April, supported by John Remedios.
- ESA Launch Event at ESOC in Darmstadt: The European Space Agency (ESA) will host a launch event at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt. NCEO and UCL Scientists Shaun Quegan and Mathew Williams are expected to attend. The event is anticipated to take place on April 29.
- ESA Launch Screening at ECSAT in Harwell: ESA is hosting a launch screening at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) in Harwell. It will take place from 10-11 AM on April 29th and tickets to attend can be booked here.
- BIOMASS Launch Engagement Activities at Life Science Centre
– Newcastle upon Tyne is showing in their planetarium show ‘Earth Defenders!’. This animated experience introduces audiences to a team of five superhero satellites—including Biomass—each playing a crucial role in protecting our planet. The show combines over a quarter of a million individual frames, offering a captivating visual journey. - National Space Centre BIOMASS launch party and month of biodiversity from space: Across half-term the National Space Centre (Leicester) will be delivering sessions themed on using satellite technology to monitor the earth with a specific biodiversity theme. Several sessions will be Biomass themed. They will also be hosting a launch party on April 29th. More details can be found here.
Satellite Missions
Observation from satellite missions play a crucial role in monitoring climate change by providing comprehensive and continuous observations of Earth system components
NCEO scientists are involved with several upcoming satellite missions as Mission Advisory Group members where they have a leading or collaborative role in mission conception, developing sensor properties, system analysis, data analysis, modelling, algorithm development or validation activities.
