MethaneSAT
@methanesat.bsky.social
First methane-tracking satellite launched by an NGO. While contact is lost, the mission continues: advancing tech, sharing data, cutting emissions. A project of Environmental Defense Fund.
A bold idea. A breakthrough mission. A year of seeing the unseen. 🔎
With 180+ scenes now published, the MethaneSAT team continues to process and release data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date. methanesat.org/data
With 180+ scenes now published, the MethaneSAT team continues to process and release data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date. methanesat.org/data
December 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A bold idea. A breakthrough mission. A year of seeing the unseen. 🔎
With 180+ scenes now published, the MethaneSAT team continues to process and release data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date. methanesat.org/data
With 180+ scenes now published, the MethaneSAT team continues to process and release data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date. methanesat.org/data
MethaneSAT may be offline, but the work continues.
We've published 100+ scenes in the last two months, and the team is still processing data. 📊
MethaneSAT closed a critical data gap — and those insights will drive action for years. methanesat.org/data
We've published 100+ scenes in the last two months, and the team is still processing data. 📊
MethaneSAT closed a critical data gap — and those insights will drive action for years. methanesat.org/data
Data | MethaneSAT
See the whole methane picture Explore MethaneSAT data on our web portal, Google Earth Engine, or Google Cloud. MethaneSAT Visually explore MethaneSAT data. GO TO WEB PORTAL Google Earth Engine and Cloud Analyze MethaneSAT data in Earth Engine or downloa...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
MethaneSAT may be offline, but the work continues.
We've published 100+ scenes in the last two months, and the team is still processing data. 📊
MethaneSAT closed a critical data gap — and those insights will drive action for years. methanesat.org/data
We've published 100+ scenes in the last two months, and the team is still processing data. 📊
MethaneSAT closed a critical data gap — and those insights will drive action for years. methanesat.org/data
🔎 New MethaneSAT scenes from the Midland Sub-Basin — a Permian region entirely in Texas — show methane intensity at 2.3%. Meanwhile New Mexico slashes emissions + increases production, reaffirming earlier data from the Delaware showing Texas behind the curve: www.edf.org/Z6Vp
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🔎 New MethaneSAT scenes from the Midland Sub-Basin — a Permian region entirely in Texas — show methane intensity at 2.3%. Meanwhile New Mexico slashes emissions + increases production, reaffirming earlier data from the Delaware showing Texas behind the curve: www.edf.org/Z6Vp
We are looking forward to #AGU25!
MethaneSAT collected a year's worth of global methane observations — and we're continuing to unearth insights. 🔎
Hear from our scientists next week as they present findings from our time in orbit. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
MethaneSAT collected a year's worth of global methane observations — and we're continuing to unearth insights. 🔎
Hear from our scientists next week as they present findings from our time in orbit. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are looking forward to #AGU25!
MethaneSAT collected a year's worth of global methane observations — and we're continuing to unearth insights. 🔎
Hear from our scientists next week as they present findings from our time in orbit. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
MethaneSAT collected a year's worth of global methane observations — and we're continuing to unearth insights. 🔎
Hear from our scientists next week as they present findings from our time in orbit. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
Losing MethaneSAT doesn't mean losing sight of methane, writes Michael Barnard.
A network of satellites — including GHGSat & @carbonmapper.bsky.social — continues to sharpen our view of emissions. The mission for transparency goes on.
💡 More data insights to come. medium.com/the-future-i...
A network of satellites — including GHGSat & @carbonmapper.bsky.social — continues to sharpen our view of emissions. The mission for transparency goes on.
💡 More data insights to come. medium.com/the-future-i...
Losing MethaneSAT Doesn’t Mean Losing Sight of Methane
With GHGSat, Carbon Mapper, and AI-enhanced imagery from Sentinel and GOSAT, global methane detection remains relentless and expanding.
medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Losing MethaneSAT doesn't mean losing sight of methane, writes Michael Barnard.
A network of satellites — including GHGSat & @carbonmapper.bsky.social — continues to sharpen our view of emissions. The mission for transparency goes on.
💡 More data insights to come. medium.com/the-future-i...
A network of satellites — including GHGSat & @carbonmapper.bsky.social — continues to sharpen our view of emissions. The mission for transparency goes on.
💡 More data insights to come. medium.com/the-future-i...
New science: MethaneAIR, the airborne precursor to MethaneSAT, detected more than 400 methane point sources across 13 U.S. oil and gas basins between 2021 and 2023.
About 80% of these emissions came from oil and gas. Read the paper:
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
About 80% of these emissions came from oil and gas. Read the paper:
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
Sectoral contributions of high-emitting methane point sources from major US onshore oil and gas producing basins using airborne measurements from MethaneAIR
Abstract. High-emitting methane point sources, quantified by remote sensing methods at individual facilities, have gained significant interest for enabling rapid monitoring and mitigation of methane e...
acp.copernicus.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New science: MethaneAIR, the airborne precursor to MethaneSAT, detected more than 400 methane point sources across 13 U.S. oil and gas basins between 2021 and 2023.
About 80% of these emissions came from oil and gas. Read the paper:
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
About 80% of these emissions came from oil and gas. Read the paper:
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
🔎 New MethaneSAT insights reveal a striking contrast between states in the Permian.
In New Mexico, which has strong methane protections, methane intensity is less than half that of operations in Texas.
🔗 www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
In New Mexico, which has strong methane protections, methane intensity is less than half that of operations in Texas.
🔗 www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🔎 New MethaneSAT insights reveal a striking contrast between states in the Permian.
In New Mexico, which has strong methane protections, methane intensity is less than half that of operations in Texas.
🔗 www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
In New Mexico, which has strong methane protections, methane intensity is less than half that of operations in Texas.
🔗 www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
Methane is one of the most urgent climate challenges -- and one of the most solvable. Nick Van Osdol & Lauren Singer break it down 👇
🔗 superpollute.substack.com/p/the-state-...
🔗 superpollute.substack.com/p/the-state-...
The state of methane
Time for a check-in
superpollute.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Methane is one of the most urgent climate challenges -- and one of the most solvable. Nick Van Osdol & Lauren Singer break it down 👇
🔗 superpollute.substack.com/p/the-state-...
🔗 superpollute.substack.com/p/the-state-...
New study: MethaneAIR’s high-resolution spectrometer enables precise detection of methane plumes.
• Detected hundreds of sources above 100–200 kilograms per hour
• Detection limit around 120 kilograms per hour
Full paper: doi.org/10.5194/amt-...
• Detected hundreds of sources above 100–200 kilograms per hour
• Detection limit around 120 kilograms per hour
Full paper: doi.org/10.5194/amt-...
Detection and quantification of methane plumes with the MethaneAIR airborne spectrometer
Abstract. The MethaneAIR imaging spectrometer was originally developed as an airborne demonstrator of the MethaneSAT satellite mission. MethaneAIR enables accurate methane concentration retrievals fro...
amt.copernicus.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New study: MethaneAIR’s high-resolution spectrometer enables precise detection of methane plumes.
• Detected hundreds of sources above 100–200 kilograms per hour
• Detection limit around 120 kilograms per hour
Full paper: doi.org/10.5194/amt-...
• Detected hundreds of sources above 100–200 kilograms per hour
• Detection limit around 120 kilograms per hour
Full paper: doi.org/10.5194/amt-...
MethaneSAT collected a year’s worth of global methane observations – and we’re just starting to unearth all the insights.
Stay tuned for new scenes and analysis as we continue releasing data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date.
🔗 data.methanesat.org/
Stay tuned for new scenes and analysis as we continue releasing data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date.
🔗 data.methanesat.org/
September 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
MethaneSAT collected a year’s worth of global methane observations – and we’re just starting to unearth all the insights.
Stay tuned for new scenes and analysis as we continue releasing data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date.
🔗 data.methanesat.org/
Stay tuned for new scenes and analysis as we continue releasing data from one of the most advanced methane missions to date.
🔗 data.methanesat.org/
MethaneSAT may be offline, but the work continues. We’re still monitoring methane – and building on everything we learned – through new platforms, including MethaneAIR.
More coming soon.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
More coming soon.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
Advanced methane detection efforts resume over United States
methanesat.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
MethaneSAT may be offline, but the work continues. We’re still monitoring methane – and building on everything we learned – through new platforms, including MethaneAIR.
More coming soon.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
More coming soon.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
MethaneSAT data is publicly available to explore and download – including for commercial use. If you're doing research or building tools to cut methane, start here:
📡 Google Earth Engine + Cloud access: developers.google.com/earth-engine...
📡 Google Earth Engine + Cloud access: developers.google.com/earth-engine...
August 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
MethaneSAT data is publicly available to explore and download – including for commercial use. If you're doing research or building tools to cut methane, start here:
📡 Google Earth Engine + Cloud access: developers.google.com/earth-engine...
📡 Google Earth Engine + Cloud access: developers.google.com/earth-engine...
A bold idea. A breakthrough mission. A year of seeing the unseen. We set out to close a critical data gap – and delivered global insights that will keep driving action.
The mission continues. We’re continuing to process and release these insights.
data.methanesat.org
The mission continues. We’re continuing to process and release these insights.
data.methanesat.org
July 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A bold idea. A breakthrough mission. A year of seeing the unseen. We set out to close a critical data gap – and delivered global insights that will keep driving action.
The mission continues. We’re continuing to process and release these insights.
data.methanesat.org
The mission continues. We’re continuing to process and release these insights.
data.methanesat.org
@envdefensefund.bsky.social President Fred Krupp reflects on MethaneSAT and why bold, independent climate action matters. In 1 year, we:
• Detected methane at 2 ppb
• Mapped oil & gas emissions
• Traced them to the source
The mission continues. More @weforum.org:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
• Detected methane at 2 ppb
• Mapped oil & gas emissions
• Traced them to the source
The mission continues. More @weforum.org:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
July 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@envdefensefund.bsky.social President Fred Krupp reflects on MethaneSAT and why bold, independent climate action matters. In 1 year, we:
• Detected methane at 2 ppb
• Mapped oil & gas emissions
• Traced them to the source
The mission continues. More @weforum.org:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
• Detected methane at 2 ppb
• Mapped oil & gas emissions
• Traced them to the source
The mission continues. More @weforum.org:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
The work to close the methane data gap continues.
Requests for MethaneSAT data surged last week. If you're working to cut methane, explore what’s already available.
📅 Latest release: June 30, incl scenes from U.S., Uzbekistan + China
Request access: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Requests for MethaneSAT data surged last week. If you're working to cut methane, explore what’s already available.
📅 Latest release: June 30, incl scenes from U.S., Uzbekistan + China
Request access: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The work to close the methane data gap continues.
Requests for MethaneSAT data surged last week. If you're working to cut methane, explore what’s already available.
📅 Latest release: June 30, incl scenes from U.S., Uzbekistan + China
Request access: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Requests for MethaneSAT data surged last week. If you're working to cut methane, explore what’s already available.
📅 Latest release: June 30, incl scenes from U.S., Uzbekistan + China
Request access: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
EDF and MethaneSAT remain firmly committed to our core purpose of turning data into action to protect the climate including reducing methane emissions from the global oil and gas industry.
July 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
EDF and MethaneSAT remain firmly committed to our core purpose of turning data into action to protect the climate including reducing methane emissions from the global oil and gas industry.
The MethaneSAT mission has been a remarkable success in terms of scientific and technological accomplishment, and for its lasting influence on both industry and regulators worldwide.
July 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The MethaneSAT mission has been a remarkable success in terms of scientific and technological accomplishment, and for its lasting influence on both industry and regulators worldwide.
On Friday, June 20 we lost contact with our methane-measuring satellite. Despite considerable efforts we were unable to reestablish contact. This morning we learned that the satellite has lost power, and it is anticipated to be unrecoverable.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
methanesat.org/project-upda...
MethaneSAT Loses Contact with Satellite
methanesat.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On Friday, June 20 we lost contact with our methane-measuring satellite. Despite considerable efforts we were unable to reestablish contact. This morning we learned that the satellite has lost power, and it is anticipated to be unrecoverable.
methanesat.org/project-upda...
methanesat.org/project-upda...
If you're attending @esa.int's Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, stop by the Google booth to see how @googleearth.bsky.social Engine and Google Cloud tools are making MethaneSAT insights accessible and actionable.
➕ Catch Luis Guanter's talk (June 25) on our first global findings. #LPS2025
➕ Catch Luis Guanter's talk (June 25) on our first global findings. #LPS2025
June 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you're attending @esa.int's Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, stop by the Google booth to see how @googleearth.bsky.social Engine and Google Cloud tools are making MethaneSAT insights accessible and actionable.
➕ Catch Luis Guanter's talk (June 25) on our first global findings. #LPS2025
➕ Catch Luis Guanter's talk (June 25) on our first global findings. #LPS2025
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“We can’t know what we don’t measure.” @iea.org’s 2025 Global Methane Tracker underscores why a full picture of emissions is key to #CutMethane.
🛰️ like @methanesat.bsky.social fill the data gap — finding methane emissions est. ~80% higher than reported.
www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
🛰️ like @methanesat.bsky.social fill the data gap — finding methane emissions est. ~80% higher than reported.
www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
Methane emissions are vastly underreported, but they could be slashed quickly
Satellite data show that global methane emissions are 80% higher than reported. Here's how to curb them.
www.corporateknights.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“We can’t know what we don’t measure.” @iea.org’s 2025 Global Methane Tracker underscores why a full picture of emissions is key to #CutMethane.
🛰️ like @methanesat.bsky.social fill the data gap — finding methane emissions est. ~80% higher than reported.
www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
🛰️ like @methanesat.bsky.social fill the data gap — finding methane emissions est. ~80% higher than reported.
www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
We're uncovering major methane emitters hiding in plain sight - including small oil and gas wells that produce little fuel but account for nearly half of U.S. production-related emissions.
More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇
@umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/4164...
More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇
@umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/4164...
Why we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problem
Fossil fuel sites can emit a powerful greenhouse gas long after they shut down.
www.vox.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
We're uncovering major methane emitters hiding in plain sight - including small oil and gas wells that produce little fuel but account for nearly half of U.S. production-related emissions.
More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇
@umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/4164...
More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇
@umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com
www.vox.com/climate/4164...
Our latest newsletter is out: From new high-resolution methane data to key moments on the global stage, independent satellite observations are strengthening transparency and climate action. 🛰️
Stay informed on our progress and explore the data:
📩 mailchi.mp/methanesat/m...
Stay informed on our progress and explore the data:
📩 mailchi.mp/methanesat/m...
June 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our latest newsletter is out: From new high-resolution methane data to key moments on the global stage, independent satellite observations are strengthening transparency and climate action. 🛰️
Stay informed on our progress and explore the data:
📩 mailchi.mp/methanesat/m...
Stay informed on our progress and explore the data:
📩 mailchi.mp/methanesat/m...
If you're attending the World Gas Conference this week, stop by and meet the team at the MethaneSAT-
@envdefensefund.bsky.social pavilion 🛰️ #WGC2025 👇
wgc2025.com/en/web/index...
@envdefensefund.bsky.social pavilion 🛰️ #WGC2025 👇
wgc2025.com/en/web/index...
May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you're attending the World Gas Conference this week, stop by and meet the team at the MethaneSAT-
@envdefensefund.bsky.social pavilion 🛰️ #WGC2025 👇
wgc2025.com/en/web/index...
@envdefensefund.bsky.social pavilion 🛰️ #WGC2025 👇
wgc2025.com/en/web/index...
The @iea.org’s 2025 methane tracker shows fossil fuel emissions are ~80% higher than official reports.
Among the satellites informing the report: MethaneSAT.
Thanks partners like @bezosearthfund.org, we can deliver actionable data on where emissions are coming from. 🚀
Among the satellites informing the report: MethaneSAT.
Thanks partners like @bezosearthfund.org, we can deliver actionable data on where emissions are coming from. 🚀
May 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The @iea.org’s 2025 methane tracker shows fossil fuel emissions are ~80% higher than official reports.
Among the satellites informing the report: MethaneSAT.
Thanks partners like @bezosearthfund.org, we can deliver actionable data on where emissions are coming from. 🚀
Among the satellites informing the report: MethaneSAT.
Thanks partners like @bezosearthfund.org, we can deliver actionable data on where emissions are coming from. 🚀
A new era of transparency is here, thanks to MethaneSAT, Carbon Mapper’s Tanager-1, CopernicusEU, Sentinel-2 & Sentinel-5P, GHGSat, NASAJPL EMIT, @dlr-de.bsky.social _en EnMAP, NASA Landsat, ASI PRISMA & more to come.
📡 Measurement-based accountability is now essential.
methanesat.org/satellite
📡 Measurement-based accountability is now essential.
methanesat.org/satellite
The Satellite | MethaneSAT
methanesat.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A new era of transparency is here, thanks to MethaneSAT, Carbon Mapper’s Tanager-1, CopernicusEU, Sentinel-2 & Sentinel-5P, GHGSat, NASAJPL EMIT, @dlr-de.bsky.social _en EnMAP, NASA Landsat, ASI PRISMA & more to come.
📡 Measurement-based accountability is now essential.
methanesat.org/satellite
📡 Measurement-based accountability is now essential.
methanesat.org/satellite