greenhouse gas monitoring
Planet shares information on Tanager hyperspectral constellation
Planet released additional information about the hyperspectral constellation the Earth-observation company is developing through the Carbon Mapper public-private partnership.
ACT to embed thermal management in Carbon Mapper structures
Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT), a thermal management specialist, announced a contract with Planet to design and build structures for the first two Carbon Mapper methane-monitoring satellites.
NASA hosted payloads waiting for rides to orbit
NASA continues to face difficulties in sending some of its payloads to orbit as hosted payloads on commercial satellites.
GHGSat to launch three spacecraft on Falcon 9
GHGSat, a Canadian company planning a constellation of satellites to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, announced Dec. 8 it will launch its next three satellites on a Falcon 9 in mid-2022.
U.S. role in global greenhouse gas constellation still up in the air
The United States is expected to play a supporting role in an international campaign to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from space.
Consortium unveils greenhouse gas monitoring constellation Carbon Mapper
A consortium led by the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Planet announced plans April 15 for a constellation of hyperspectral satellites to pinpoint, quantify and track point sources of methane and carbon dioxide.
Satellite sensors could supply data for emissions trading systems
Satellite data could play a role in monitoring, reporting and verifying compliance with emissions trading systems also known as cap and trade.
Space Flight Laboratory to build three more GHGSat satellites
The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced a contract Nov. 16 to build three greenhouse gas monitoring satellites for GHGSat, the Canadian company focused on methane monitoring.
GHGSat unveils free global methane map
GHGSat unveiled a free map Oct. 21 showing average weekly methane concentrations around the world at a resolution of approximately two kilometers per pixel.
Descartes Labs raises $20 million to create Earth’s digital twin
Descartes Labs, a company that specializes in applying machine learning to geospatial datasets, raised $20 million in a Series B-2 bridge financing round.
