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Climate satellite ‘MethaneSAT’ backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year


One of the most advanced satellites for tracking harmful greenhouse gas emissions has died in space.

MethaneSAT, built and operated by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), was launched in March of 2024 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. The spacecraft was designed to pinpoint methane hotspots across the globe — specifically, those created by oil and gas production — and provide freely accessible data analytics about specific emission sources.


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