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MethaneSAT Satellite Launched by BAE

Lifted to Orbit Aboard a SpaceX Rideshare Mission

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Tom Patton
Mar 06, 2024
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The MethaneSAT satellite built by BAE for its customers at the Environmental Defense Fund was successfully launched Monday on a SpaceX rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force base.

“MethaneSAT will make a critical difference in helping us better understand and remedy global greenhouse gas emissions.”
Dr. Alberto Conti, BAE Systems

The primary missio…

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