We're in orbit! 🌌 MethaneSAT has successfully separated from the SpaceX #Falcon9. A new era in tracking global methane pollution has begun. https://lnkd.in/g38hCzzj
MethaneSAT
Space Research and Technology
Austin, Texas 9,350 followers
First satellite launched by an independent NGO. Our mission: Measuring methane emissions to protect our climate.
About us
MethaneSAT is the most advanced methane tracker in space. By end of 2024, it will measure emissions almost anywhere on Earth with greater precision than any other satellite - from large leaks to sources too small for other satellites to see. Its initial mission is to quantify methane coming from the global oil & gas industry. MethaneSAT data will be free and publicly available to catalyze faster action by countries and companies to fix problems faster and more effectively. With high precision measurement capabilities and a wide view path, MethaneSAT will track not only the rate at which methane is being emitted and from where, but how those emissions are changing – making it easier to prioritize solutions for maximum benefit. It will quantify emission rates from the global level on down to sites as small as one kilometer.
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https://www.methanesat.org/
External link for MethaneSAT
- Industry
- Space Research and Technology
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
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301 Congress Ave
Austin, Texas 78701, US
Employees at MethaneSAT
Updates
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Let's transform how we address climate change: by tracking methane emissions from space with incredible precision, unlocking critical #ClimateAction. Read more via Harvard Magazine 👇 https://lnkd.in/dT6kRD5e
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A year of bold climate action comes to a close, a new era of transparency for climate accountability is here. We are thrilled to launch #methane transparency to the next level in 2025. Thanks to our partners, funders, and supporters, we were able to take MethaneSAT from idea to space — and soon, to data-driven impact 🚀 Thank you Bezos Earth Fund, The Audacious Project, New Zealand Space Agency, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and so many more for your continued support. https://lnkd.in/ghGwKhQQ
MethaneSAT gives us a clarity that we've never had before
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2024: We enter orbit. 2025: We enter a new era of full #methane transparency. Sign up for updates and be the first to know about new data, science updates and more. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dx2brH-W
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📸 Scenes from #AGU24! Our scientists shared more about the data we released this year, from aerial flights from the MethaneAIR project, and first images from MethaneSAT, to a look ahead at what's to come in 2025. 🛰️ A new era of data transparency is here, and we're excited for the year ahead!
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Total oil and gas methane emissions observed in our first images range from ~50 tonnes/hour in the Uinta basin to ~280 tonnes/hour in the Permian basin, and up to ~420 tonnes/hour in the South Caspian basin. ⚠️ Soon, we'll be able to systematically compare performance. 🌎 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dtb9dr-U
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This MethaneSAT TED talk has reached over half a million views! 🚀 Tune in as Millie Chu Baird takes us from Earth to space and back, proving that the climate story can be one of hope. TED Conferences https://lnkd.in/djZJYzmJ
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"What if we could see the source of #ClimateChange, would we act differently?" CNN's Bill Weir reports on our first images - tune in to find out where we saw the biggest surprises 👇 https://lnkd.in/g4CnsDZq
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“The images we started to see were just extraordinary in terms of the overall precision of the data”, says Ritesh Gautam, MethaneSAT Lead Senior Scientist on CNN. Read more from Laura Paddison and Ella Nilsen 👇 https://lnkd.in/gpzMHA9H
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MethaneSAT reposted this
"It’s the data that ultimately tells the story." 🔢 At #COP29, our Mark S. Brownstein highlighted the importance of data from sources like MethaneSAT and the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s Global Methane Tracker in monitoring and managing methane emissions 🛰️. Thanks to Tomás Bredariol, Energy Analyst at the IEA, Sharon Wilson, Director of Oilfield Witness, and Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO & Founder of We Don't Have Time for the great session.