在加州范登堡太空部队基地成功发射甲烷卫星后，BAE Systems 与环境保护基金 (EDF) 的客户一起庆祝。该卫星将为公众提供有关全球甲烷排放来源和规模的可靠科学数据，最终目标是在不久的将来推动减排。
MacetSAT 的主要仪器包括 BAE Systems 制造的光谱仪，该光谱仪将通过测量红外光谱中气体吸收从地球反射的光的狭窄部分来识别和量化甲烷排放。该卫星将监测石油和天然气行业的排放量，该行业约占人类造成的甲烷排放量的 40%，并且在大多数情况下它能够每天重新访问相同的地点。
MacetSAT 还将填补现有远程甲烷监测能力的空白，在 200 公里 x 200 公里的广阔视野范围内提供高精度排放测绘。这颗卫星将进一步补充现有的甲烷监测卫星，这些卫星专注于更大范围或检测点源。
“乙烷卫星将在帮助我们更好地了解和纠正全球温室气体排放方面发挥重大作用，”BAE Systems 空间与任务系统公司民用空间副总裁兼总经理 Alberto Conti 博士说。“乙烷卫星将提高我们识别和跟踪排放源的能力，为利益相关者和公众提供可操作的数据，以实现减排。我们感谢环境保护基金的客户制定了这一重要使命，我们期待看到它带来的所有变化。”
BAE Systems 与 EDF 和 MacetSAT, LLC 的科学家合作设计和建造了主要仪器。该公司还领导航天器集成、环境测试，并将提供调试服务。调试完成后，法国电力公司将与谷歌合作推出一个基于云的平台，公开免费分发甲烷卫星数据，确保所有人都能轻松访问这些数据。
“甲烷卫星是一种独特的仪器，具有严格的规格，”甲烷卫星任务系统高级总监彼得·维德说。“它的设计目的是以前所未有的精度观测其他卫星无法观测到的甲烷排放量。” BAE Systems 帮助我们突破极限，提供了保护气候的强大新工具。”
BAE Systems is celebrating alongside its customers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) following the successful launch of the MethaneSAT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The satellite will provide the public with reliable scientific data about the sources and scale of methane emissions globally, with the ultimate goal of driving reductions in the near future.
MethaneSAT’s primary instrument includes a BAE Systems-built spectrometer that will identify and quantify methane emissions by measuring the narrow part of the infrared spectrum where the gas absorbs light reflected off the Earth. The satellite will monitor emissions from the oil and gas sector, which accounts for about 40% of all human-caused methane emissions, and it will be able to revisit the same sites daily in most instances.
MethaneSAT will also fill a gap in existing remote methane monitoring capabilities, offering high-precision emissions mapping over a broad 200 km by 200 km field of view. This satellite will further complement existing methane-monitoring satellites that focus on either larger scales or detecting point sources.
“MethaneSAT will make a critical difference in helping us better understand and remedy global greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dr. Alberto Conti, Vice President and General Manager of Civil Space for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems. “MethaneSAT will advance our ability to identify and track emissions from their source, empowering stakeholders and the public with actionable data to enable reductions. We are thankful to our customers at the Environmental Defense Fund for developing this crucial mission, and we look forward to seeing all the change it will bring.”
BAE Systems worked alongside scientists from EDF and MethaneSAT, LLC, to design and build the primary instrument. The company also led spacecraft integration, environmental testing, and will provide commissioning services. Once commissioning is complete, EDF will launch a cloud-based platform in partnership with Google to distribute MethaneSAT data publicly and free of charge, ensuring the data will be easily accessible for all.
“MethaneSAT is a unique instrument with demanding specifications,” said Peter Vedder, senior director for mission systems at MethaneSAT. “It’s designed to see methane emissions that other satellites can’t, with unprecedented precision. BAE Systems helped us push the envelope to deliver a powerful new tool for protecting the climate.”
MethaneSAT launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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