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).
Planet built it with a NASA JPL-designed imaging spectrometer for the nonprofit Carbon Mapper coalition.
A satellite that pinpoints methane and carbon dioxide plumes from individual sources.
First published methane detection September 19, 2024.
Earth orbit; its first published plume was a landfill in Karachi, Pakistan.
Finding single leaks lets operators and regulators fix them fast.
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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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