METHANESAT

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METHANESAT is classified as:

• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 59101
Int'l Code: 2024-043D
Perigee: 574.5 km
Apogee: 588.7 km
Inclination: 97.8 °
Period: 96.2 minutes
Semi major axis: 6952 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: March 4, 2024
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)



METHANESAT was an American-New Zealand space mission in 2024–25. It was an Earth observation satellite that monitored and studied global methane emissions in order to combat climate change. The spacecraft carried a high performance spectrometer methane sensing system, which allowed high resolution measurements to be taken of global methane emissions from roughly 50 major regions across Earth.

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1 59101U 24043D   26065.31731897  .00004969  00000-0  43031-3 0  9999
2 59101  97.8285 195.9898 0010242   3.6761 356.4534 14.97554955109259

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC