NZ Taxpayer-Funded $29m Satellite Likely Lost in Space

NZ taxpayer-funded $29m satellite likely lost in space

By Eloise Gibson of RNZ The taxpayer-funded climate satellite MethaneSat has lost contact with the ground and “is likely not recoverable”. “While this is...

Taxpayer funded satellite likely "irrecoverable" after losing contact with the ground

A methane-tracking satellite which was given $29 million by the government has lost contact with the ground.

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track – and stop – methane emissions

MethaneSAT fails in orbit

A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit. The post MethaneSAT fails in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.