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Satellite backed by Google and Bezos to track methane is lost in space
An $88mn satellite backed by Google, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been lost in space, in a blow to global efforts to detect the planet-warming emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane from the oil and gas industry.
The extra cost was to set up and staff a mission control that will now never be used to drive the satellite which has been ...
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Satellites Now Track Methane Leaks From Space—InstantlyChallenges in Satellite Methane Detection Despite their advantages, satellite detection of methane leaks is not without challenges. Factors such as cloud cover and atmospheric conditions can ...
Methane is an invisible and odourless gas, but it punches far above its weight in driving global warming. It can trap up to ...
In August, a methane-sensing satellite was launched, ... Cusworth notes that the NASA instrument was not designed for methane detection and is not as sensitive as Tanager-1.
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NASA’s methane satellite just mapped its first plumes - MSNBut methane isn’t the only gas on Tanager-1’s radar. On the same day, the satellite also identified a 2-mile-long plume of carbon dioxide over the coal-fired Kendal Power Station in South ...
There’s about to be a new methane eye in the sky. SpaceX is scheduled to launch on Friday the Tanager-1 satellite. The nonprofit Carbon Mapper is behind the satellite and will make the data ...
Bibliography . Carrington, D., “’Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed,” The Guardian, May 9, 2023. Environmental Defense Fund, “New Study Finds U.S. Oil and Gas ...
A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate ...
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