Objectives and Applications
The GESat GEN1 mission aims to deliver facility-scale measurements of CH4 emissions worldwide. It will deliver actionable and reliable insights on methane concentration and emission rates, offering both the options of fast retasking and cueing global mapping detection at a fine spatial resolution.
Full Name
Gas à Effet de Serre Satellite - GEN1
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Absolut Sensing
Launch Date
14 Jan 2025
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2027
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
520 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:50
Repeat Cycle
7 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SWIR Fizeau interferometer - GESat GEN1 SWIR Fizeau interferometer |
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