MethaneSAT

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

We're taking the stage today at the #BBGGreenFestival 🌱🎤 If you're attending, join our Steve Hamburg, Senior Vice President & Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund and MethaneSAT Project Lead at 3:25 ET in Seattle, or online shortly after here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gywQgxTa

"Providing transparent data at different levels of granularity is half the battle." We're part of a growing team of satellites with one mission: unlocking action to #CutMethane. Here's how we work together 🤝 https://lnkd.in/drcqzURM

A new study quantifies one of the largest methane leaks ever recorded, which occurred last year at a remote well in Kazakhstan: 🔺 The emissions event began 9 June 2023 and lasted at least 205 days. Scientists estimate it released up to 165,000 tonnes of methane. In the near-term, that amount of methane has the same climate impact as 2.9 million cars driven for a year. 🚗 🔺 The leak was first detected by scientists at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, IMEO and Kayrros. IMEO observed the emissions as part of the Methane Alert and Response System, which uses satellite data to notify governments and companies of emissions. 🔺 The study illustrates how a diverse array of methane-sensitive satellites can be combined to reconstruct and quantify emissions from sustained leaks. 🌍 The new era of methane monitoring from space, boosted by international initiatives such as the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) of the UNEP and new methane satellite missions such as MethaneSAT and Carbon Mapper, will be crucial for the detection and quantification of large methane leaks around the world. 🔎 UNEP’s IMEO exists to make this methane data actionable so governments and companies can #CutMethane at scale. Access the whole study here: https://lnkd.in/ddmZHi_w

Space can be a lonely place🌌. Luckily, more and more methane-tracking satellites are keeping us company, each bringing a unique set of capabilities to see emissions from all angles. Read about how the Carbon Mapper Coalition and MethaneSAT complement each other to #CutMethane 🔍👇 https://lnkd.in/drcqzURM

Methane emitters beware: You can’t hide from this eye in the sky. The Environmental Defense Fund’s MethaneSAT project is in orbit, spotting methane leaks from the oil and gas industry and ushering in a new era of climate transparency. We speak with Dr. Steven Hamburg at the #BBGGreenFestival July 11th. Learn more here! 🛰️https://bloom.bg/3IHsTgj

Milestone check: "The images we're getting are crisp and clear." ✅✅ Our teams are busy getting MethaneSAT ready for its world-changing mission. Catch up on what we've been up to 👇

"If we have any hope of reducing the damages from climate change over the next couple of decades, #methane is a key to doing that," says our Project Lead Dr. Steven Hamburg on Reuters with Elena Casas-Montanez. Watch the full interview here👇 https://lnkd.in/de3AhsmS

While we're calibrating and configuring MethaneSAT 🛰️, here's what data we will soon deliver: 👉 high-emitting point sources 👉 aggregate emissions from small sources within a km2 area down to 3ppb 👉 methane levels from entire regions, countries and oilfields, covering 80% of production.

This World Environment Day we're proud to celebrate our role in the MethaneSAT mission. Launched in March, this state-of-the art satellite is designed to detect global methane emissions. 🛰   Being part of MethaneSAT puts New Zealand researchers at the forefront of work to detect and measure agricultural emissions from space. The atmospheric science programme is being led by NIWA Principal Scientist Dr Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher.   New Zealand is also operating the satellite’s mission operations control centre, established by Rocket Lab and being transferred to Te Pūnaha Ātea - Space Institute later this year. This adds a significant piece of infrastructure and builds our capability to operate complex space missions in future.    Learn more about New Zealand’s role in the research and operations for the MethaneSAT mission and how we’re making a practical contribution to global climate change efforts 👇 https://lnkd.in/gxQMS2Hc  #WorldEnvironmentDay