The original Tanager-1 launched in August 2024.
Tanager-1 has identified more than 11,000 methane plumes from nearly 5,000 sources worldwide since becoming operational.
Tanager-1 marked the first anniversary of its first-light images.
Data products produced by the Tanager-1 satellite launched by Planet are now generally available.
Tanager-1 has been collecting data to verify that its imaging spectrometer, which is based on technology developed at NASA JPL, is functioning properly.
Tanager-1 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2024-08-16.
Carbon Mapper used data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to release its first methane and carbon dioxide detections from Tanager-1.
The imaging spectrometer aboard Tanager-1 is a descendant of imaging spectrometers developed at JPL such as AVIRIS and EMIT.
Planet’s higher-resolution Pelican demonstrator launched in November and shares the same platform as Tanager-1.
Planet expects the data Tanager-1 and follow-on hyperspectral satellites to be tied to contract milestones that will delay recording revenue from the Carbon Mapper deal over the next couple of quarters.
Planet has a $20,000,000 agreement signed in March to sell Tanager-1 services to Carbon Mapper.
Planet Labs is building and launching two hyperspectral satellites named Tanager 1 and Tanager 2.
An imaging spectrometer developed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been handed off to Planet Labs for integration into the Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite.
Tanager 1 is expected to be ready to launch in 2024.