Newly Launched Satellite Seeks to Keep Methane Emitters Honest  

新发射的卫星旨在确保甲烷排放源如实报告排放情况

作　　者：Sean O’Neill 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《Engineering》2024年第10期1-3,共3页工程（英文）

摘　　要：On 4 March 2024,a new methane-observing satellite,MethaneSAT,was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and successfully placed in orbit[1].Developed by the New York City,NY,USA-headquartered Environmental Defense Fund(EDF)in partnership with the New Zealand Space Agency and funded by multiple philanthropic donors including the Bezos Earth Fund,the spacecraft promises to greatly improve scientists’ability to pinpoint and monitor methane emissions,particularly those related to the oil and gas industry.

关 键 词：funded METHANE METHANE 

分 类 号：X87[环境科学与工程—环境工程] V474[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计]