Planet and NASA JPL Announce Major Milestone in Carbon Mapper Mission
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that an imaging spectrometer, developed by NASA JPL, has been handed off to Planet for integration onto its Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite. This marks a major milestone for the Carbon Mapper Coalition, a public-private partnership announced in 2021, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of global methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
The imaging spectrometer is the “eye” of the Tanager satellite, and it will allow Planet to detect, pinpoint, and quantify point source emissions of methane and carbon dioxide. This information will be used to track and monitor global emissions, and to identify and mitigate sources of pollution.
Tanager 1 is expected to be launched in 2024, and it will be the first of two hyperspectral satellites that Planet is building as part of the Carbon Mapper Coalition. The second satellite, Tanager 2, is expected to be launched in 2025.
In addition to the progress being made on Tanager, Planet is also continuing to push its Pelican program forward. The Pelican program is developing a new generation of hyperspectral satellites that will be even more powerful and capable than the Tanager satellites.
The integration of the NASA JPL imaging spectrometer onto Tanager 1 is a major step forward for the Carbon Mapper mission. This mission will provide valuable insights into global methane and carbon dioxide emissions, and it will help us to better understand and address the climate crisis.
Here is a summary of the key points in the article:
- NASA JPL has handed off an imaging spectrometer to Planet for integration onto its Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite.
- This marks a major milestone for the Carbon Mapper Coalition, a public-private partnership that aims to gain a deeper understanding of global methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
- The imaging spectrometer is the “eye” of the Tanager satellite, and it will allow Planet to detect, pinpoint, and quantify point source emissions of methane and carbon dioxide.
- Tanager 1 is expected to be launched in 2024, and it will be the first of two hyperspectral satellites that Planet is building as part of the Carbon Mapper Coalition.
- The Pelican program is developing a new generation of hyperspectral satellites that will be even more powerful and capable than the Tanager satellites.
- The integration of the NASA JPL imaging spectrometer onto Tanager 1 is a major step forward for the Carbon Mapper mission, which will provide valuable insights into global methane and carbon dioxide emissions and help us to better understand and address the climate crisis.