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MethaneSAT will be the most advanced methane-tracking satellite in space, measuring methane emissions virtually anywhere on earth.
It will offer higher sensitivity measurement than any satellite, enabling high-precision tracking of emissions that others can’t see. It will turn its data around in days, and offer it free to everyone.
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Bi-Partisan Vote Revives EPA Methane Rules, Paves Way for Higher Standards to Come; Satellite Measurements and Transparent Public Data Will Help Companies, Officials Deliver
Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp today announced plans to develop and launch a new satellite purpose-built to identify and measure methane emissions from human-made sources worldwide, starting with the oil and gas industry.
MethaneSAT Picks SpaceX as Launch Provider for Mission to Protect Earth’s Climate
The nonprofit MethaneSAT LLC announced today that it has signed a contract with SpaceX to deliver its new satellite into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Now under construction after completing an intensive design process, the MethaneSAT instrument is on schedule for a launch window that opens October 1, 2022.
MethaneSAT Completes Critical Design Review, Moves into Production Phase
MethaneSAT has reached an important new milestone with completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for both the mission’s remote sensing instrument and the spacecraft platform “bus” that will provide power and maneuvering, and transmit the vast stream of data from the high resolution sensors to ground stations.
CBS highlights MethaneSAT as high-tech tool in the climate fight
Methane is 85 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to planet-warming properties. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are contributing to an effort to monitor it leaking from oil and gas sites
This new TED Talk explains how cutting methane can slow warming right now
Cutting methane emissions is the fastest, most effective way to slow the rate of global warming. Climate scientist Ilissa Ocko explains why, in plain English.
Rocket Lab To Develop Mission Operations Control Center For MethaneSAT Climate Monitoring Satellite
Rocket Lab will play a critical role in an international climate change mission by developing a Mission Operations Control Center (MOCC) for MethaneSAT.