Draft:Tanager-2
Greenhouse gas monitoring satellite
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Tanager-2 is a planned Earth observation satellite developed as part of the Carbon Mapper satellite constellation to detect and quantify emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide.[1][2]
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Comment: maybe an additional secondary source would be great.since there is already a Tanager-1 page accepted via afc, I think this should be accepted too.however, I wonder whether it would be better to have the Carbon Mapper draft accepted before, and include both Tanager-1 and 2 within Carbon Mapper instead of separate pages. Astropedian (talk) 12:14, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
| Mission type | Earth observation satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | Carbon Mapper |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Greenhouse gas monitoring satellite |
| Manufacturer | Planet Labs |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Planned (≥2026) |
Carbon Mapper satellite constellation | |
The satellite is being built by Planet Labs and will carry a hyperspectral imaging spectrometer developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[3]
Background
Tanager-2 forms part of the Carbon Mapper initiative, which aims to monitor methane and carbon dioxide emissions from space using hyperspectral imaging satellites.[1] The first satellite in the series, Tanager-1, was launched in August 2024 to detect greenhouse gas emissions such as methane from individual facilities.[4]