Tanager-1 (Carbon Mapper / Planet)

Tanager-1 was built by Planet with a NASA JPL-designed imaging spectrometer for the nonprofit Carbon Mapper coalition.

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech (Carbon Mapper data).

The Five W's of Tanager-1

Who

Planet built it with a NASA JPL-designed imaging spectrometer for the nonprofit Carbon Mapper coalition.

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

What

A satellite that pinpoints methane and carbon dioxide plumes from individual sources.

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

When

First published methane detection September 19, 2024.

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

Where

Earth orbit; its first published plume was a landfill in Karachi, Pakistan.

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

Why

Finding single leaks lets operators and regulators fix them fast.

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

Impact Statement

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Tanager-1 was built by Planet with a NASA JPL-designed imaging spectrometer for the nonprofit Carbon Mapper coalition. Its first published methane detection, on September 19, 2024, was a landfill plume in Karachi, Pakistan, with a preliminary estimated rate of 1,200 kg of methane per hour (Carbon Mapper estimate, reported by NASA).

Source: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

Source: Carbon Mapper, first Tanager-1 detections (company release)

Pinpointing single leaks lets operators and regulators fix them fast, one of the quickest ways to cut warming.

For Further Information: NASA, First greenhouse gas plumes detected

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