Methane Emissions Tracking Satellite Developed by Ball Aerospace Arrives at Vandenberg SFB Ahead of Launch
Ball Aerospace has delivered to Vandenberg Space Force Base the MethaneSAT satellite which, once in orbit, will work to identify global sources of methane — a major contributor to climate warming — with the help of its two advanced spectrometers. Ball Aerospace said Wednesday that MethaneSAT's instruments will make it possible to track methane emissions at a regional level as well as at the level of individual sources, complementing current capabilities that focus on either scale or precision.