The MethaneSAT satellite, launched in March 2024 to monitor methane emissions, lost contact with engineers on June 20. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced it is likely not recoverable after losing power. Despite the setback, EDF reaffirmed commitment to reducing methane emissions. The satellite measured changes in methane concentrations as small as three parts per billion and covered a swath width of 200 kilometers. Funded by various donors and developed by environmental non-profits, the mission cost about $88 million and was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The MethaneSAT satellite lost contact with controllers on June 20, after being launched in March 2024 for measuring methane emissions. It is likely not recoverable.
The Environmental Defense Fund stated that despite the challenges, the MethaneSAT effort will continue to work on reducing methane emissions globally.
Able to measure methane concentration changes as small as three parts per billion, the satellite provided data across a swath width of 200 kilometers.
Donors like the Bezos Earth Fund funded the MethaneSAT project, which cost approximately $88 million to develop and was launched using SpaceX technology.
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