Measurements and Applications
Cryo-cooled Hyperspectral MCT sensor to detect and quantify facility-scale CH4 emissions
Full Name
GESat GEN2 hyperspectral SWIR instrument
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Absolut Sensing
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
50 m GSD
[Best Resolution: 50m]
Swath
32 km FOV @ Nadir, 500+ km pointing from Nadir
[Max Swath: 500 km]
Accuracy
Lower than 50 kg/h emission rates in standard wind conditions
GESat GEN2 - Gas à Effet de Serre Satellite - GEN2 (2026 - 2031) |