Solving a crucial climate challenge

Reducing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is the single fastest way to slow the pace of global warming.

MethaneSATTM will help unlock this opportunity with a high-resolution satellite instrument, powerful new analytics, and a transformational campaign to turn data gathered from space into effective climate solutions on Earth.

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MethaneSAT brings together some of the world’s most seasoned aerospace organizations from both the commercial and public sector, and leading experts in remote sensing and atmospheric sciences.

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MethaneSAT, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Defense Fund, Incorporated, a leading international nonprofit organization. EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships to create transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems.

Updates

New Zealand Government to Invest $16 Million in MethaneSAT

Nov 6, 2019

The government of New Zealand today announced that it will contribute $16 million to MethaneSAT, a unique non-profit satellite mission created to help speed reduction of potent greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to providing overall project support, New Zealand plans to host the ground-based mission control center and develop an expanded scientific research effort using data from the satellite.

Milestone: MethaneSAT Inks Contract for Remote Sensing Instrument

Sep 23, 2019

MethaneSAT LLC has signed an agreement with Ball Aerospace to design and build the advanced new sensing instrument at the heart of a unique mission to protect the Earth’s climate. The contract, which follows a 10-month competitive process, marks a key milestone in the development of MethaneSAT, a 350kg-class satellite, which will locate and measure methane emissions almost anywhere on Earth.