MethaneSAT has assembled a growing team of scientists, engineers, and remote sensing specialists with deep experience in both commercial and government spaceflight to develop and build our capabilities, including design and construction of the satellite; mission planning and operations; data science and analytics; and cloud-based data delivery.
Our science and technical teams are closely partnered with industry, environmental and public affairs experts on the advocacy to turn orbital data into action on the ground.
The core group of over 40 people comes from MethaneSAT LLC, Environmental Defense Fund, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, backed by a prestigious group of senior scientific and technical advisors.
The satellite is being built and tested by Ball Aerospace and Blue Canyon Technologies. It will be carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Mission Control Operations Center is built by Rocket Labs. Our partners also include the Government of New Zealand, providing both support and scientific expertise.