##  [ Resources ](/resources) 

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#  Resources 

FAQs, scientific papers, and other information about MethaneSAT

 

 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the MethaneSAT project, data and scope.

 

 [DOWNLOAD PDF](/sites/default/files/2025-03/MSATFAQ2025.pdf) 

 

 

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Web Portal Access

Information about accessing data through the MethaneSAT web portal

 

 [Data FAQs](/web-portal-questions) 

 

 

 

  
Published Research

 [Assessment of methane emissions from US onshore oil and gas production using MethaneAIR measurements](https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/26/1179/2026/) 

 [Level0-to-Level1B processor for MethaneAIR](https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/17/1347/2024/) 

 [Technological Maturity of Aircraft-Based Methane Sensing for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c02439) 

 [Spectral calibration of the MethaneAIR instrument](https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/14/3737/2021/) 

 [Methane Point Source Quantification Using MethaneAIR: A New Airborne Imaging Spectrometer](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-822/) 

 [Developing a spatially explicit global oil and gas infrastructure database for characterizing methane emission sources at high resolution](https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/3761/2023/) 

 [Methane retrieval from MethaneAIR using the CO2 Proxy Approach: A demonstration for the upcoming MethaneSAT mission](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-1962/) 

 [Constructing a measurement-based spatially explicit inventory of US oil and gas methane emissions (2021)](https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/3973/2024/) 

 [Small emission sources disproportionately account for a large majority of total methane emissions from the US oil and gas sector](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-1402/) 

 [Sectoral contributions of high-emitting methane point sources from major U.S. onshore oil and gas producing basins using airborne measurements from MethaneAIR](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-3865/) 

 [Remote sensing of methane point sources with the MethaneAIR airborne spectrometer](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2025/egusphere-2024-3577/) 

 

 

  
Satellite Capabilities

   Capability  Specification     Create high-resolution emissions heatmap of area sources (or spatially distributed emissions) Heatmaps of 1 km2 areas across targets that are 200 km x 200 km, with a native pixel size of 100m x 400m   Quantify total regional emissions  Emissions from individual oil/gas fields/basins accounting for more than 80% of global oil and gas production   Automate computations used to measure emission rates, cutting a process that can take months down to days Actionable emission rate data will be accessible in a few days   Broad area coverage Orbit Earth in 100 minutes, with a swath width of 200 km   Point source attribution  Trace larger single emission events back to their point source   Quantify methane concentrations with high precision Detect excess methane at 3 ppb (highest precision compared to other satellites in orbit)   Transparency Free public data access   

 

 

  
Target Areas

MethaneSAT scanned regions where approximately 80% of onshore oil and gas production occurs.

 

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  Final target areas subject to change. 

 

 

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HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT

Some satellites can track methane on a global scale but can't detect emissions from countless smaller sources responsible for much of the total. Others provide excellent data from known sites with larger emissions but can’t see beyond small areas.

 

With high precision and a wide view path, MethaneSAT aimed to track emission rates and locations and show how those emissions are changing over time - making it easier to track performance and prioritize solutions

 

 [DOWNLOAD FACTSHEET](https://www.methanesat.org/sites/default/files/2024-08/MethaneSATCapabilities2024.pdf)