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Planet and Carbon Mapper to upgrade Tanager with SWIR methane and trace-gas sensing

Planet is developing an enhanced version of its Tanager spacecraft, in partnership with Carbon Mapper, to improve detection and monitoring of methane and other trace-gas emissions. The updated system is designed to extend observation capability for emissions surveillance missions.

Discovered 2026-04-30T06:37:34.541988-07:00 | 2026-04-30T06:37:34.541988-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Planet and Carbon Mapper’s upgraded SWIR Tanager package reinforces the shift toward space-based monitoring of methane and trace gases as operators seek higher-confidence, repeatable emissions measurements.
  • This launch roadmap fits the same trajectory as other methane-monitoring efforts using dedicated smallsats and airborne/space concepts, including AIRMO’s methane-sensor smallsat buildout and launch target.
  • It also builds on the broader ecosystem of emissions payloads being integrated for orbit, such as AIRMO and EnduroSat’s plan to fly methane-monitoring payloads, highlighting intensifying investment in the sensing supply chain.

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2026-04-30T06:37:34.541988-07:00
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