# Carbon Mapper
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US 501(c)(3) nonprofit (founded 2021) leading a public-private coalition to detect and quantify methane and CO2 point-source emissions at facility scale using hyperspectral satellite and airborne instruments. Operates Tanager-1 hyperspectral satellite (launched August 2024, built and operated by Planet Labs). Partners: NASA JPL, Planet Labs, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, California Air Resources Board, RMI. Funded by High Tide Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Grantham Foundation.

## Specifications
- **country**: USA
- **operator domains**: ["carbonmapper.org"]
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-10
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"commercial","country":"USA","operator_domains":"[\"carbonmapper.org\"]","description":"US 501(c)(3) nonprofit (founded 2021) leading a public-private coalition to detect and quantify methane and CO2 point-source emissions at facility scale using hyperspectral satellite and airborne instruments. Operates Tanager-1 hyperspectral satellite (launched August 2024, built and operated by Planet Labs). Partners: NASA JPL, Planet Labs, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, California Air Resources Board, RMI. Funded by High Tide Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Grantham Foundation."}

## Editorial
Carbon Mapper is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2021 to detect and quantify methane and CO2 point-source emissions at facility scale from space. [^carbonmapper-about] The organisation operates as a public-private coalition with partners including NASA JPL, Planet Labs, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the California Air Resources Board, and RMI; funders include High Tide Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Grantham Foundation. [^wiki-carbon-mapper]

Tanager-1, the coalition's first hyperspectral satellite, launched in August 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, built and operated by Planet Labs. [^planet-tanager1-launch] The satellite carries a VSWIR imaging spectrometer covering 400 to 2500 nm at approximately 30 m spatial resolution across a 19 km swath, with instrument design heritage from NASA's EMIT instrument on the International Space Station. Methane and CO2 detection data is released publicly within 30 days of detection for noncommercial use. [^carbonmapper-first-light]

## Sources
- [carbonmapper-about] | Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters | https://carbonmapper.org/articles/carbon-mapper-launches-satellite-program | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-10
- [planet-tanager1-launch] | Planet Launches First Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite | https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-launches-first-tanager-1-hyperspectral-satellite-and-36-superdoves-with-spacex/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-10
- [carbonmapper-first-light] | First Light Images Released From the Carbon Mapper Coalition Tanager-1 Satellite | https://carbonmapper.org/articles/first-light-images-released-from-the-carbon-mapper-coalition-tanager-1-satellite | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-10
- [wiki-carbon-mapper] | Carbon Mapper - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_Mapper | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-10

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