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Watch flower-like antenna of European forest-watching satellite 'bloom' in space (video)

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Biomass satellite launched April 29 atop a Vega-C rocket from French Guiana .

The satellite is a P-band synthetic aperture radar that can penetrate vegetation, like the canopy of a forest.

The antenna reflector will send the radar's "footprint" to Earth , then receive a return signal with data on the carbon content of forests.

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