{"id":10169,"date":"2024-03-04T22:46:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/propulsion-demo-climate-change-monitoring-satellite-among-53-payloads-launched-on-spacexs-transporter-10-rideshare-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T22:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:46:50","slug":"propulsion-demo-climate-change-monitoring-satellite-among-53-payloads-launched-on-spacexs-transporter-10-rideshare-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/propulsion-demo-climate-change-monitoring-satellite-among-53-payloads-launched-on-spacexs-transporter-10-rideshare-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Propulsion demo, climate change monitoring satellite among 53 payloads launched on SpaceX\u2019s Transporter-10 rideshare flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65545\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65545\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_Transporter-10_encapsulation_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_Transporter-10_encapsulation_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_Transporter-10_encapsulation_small-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_Transporter-10_encapsulation_small-678x450.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_Transporter-10_encapsulation_small-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A collection of 53 payloads are encapsulated inside a pair of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 payload fairings ahead of the launch of the Transporter-10 rideshare mission set for March 4, 2024. Image: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a tenth time in a little more than three years, SpaceX conducted a rideshare mission, carrying dozens of small payloads, called CubeSats and MicroSats, to low Earth orbit. The mission, dubbed Transporter-10,launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) occurred at 2:05 p.m. PST (5:05 p.m. EST, 2205 UTC).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 payloads from California\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5mwlEeklrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX advertises these missions as a continuous opportunity for those wanting to launch smaller payloads to have a way of getting to a variety of orbital inclinations. On its website, the company advertises getting a 50kg payload to sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) for $300,000 \u201cwith additional mass at $6,000 per kilogram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Transporter missions can also be launched to mid-inclination low Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit and trans-lunar injection. SpaceX states that its Transporter mission are scheduled to launch roughly every four months to mid-inclination orbit.<\/p>\n<p>About 7.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number B1081 in the SpaceX fleet, touchdown at Landing Zone 4. This was the fifth flight for this booster, which flew all of its prior missions from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. That included the launch the Crew-7 mission, a Cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station, a batch of Starlink satellites and NASA\u2019s Earth-monitoring PACE spacecraft.<\/p>\n<h4>Technology demonstrations and climate change advancements<\/h4>\n<p>The Transporter-10 mission featured 53 payloads, which were deployed by a variety of companies. Leading that pack was Exolaunch, which carried 28 satellites for its customers.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program (LSP) also helped get a payload onboard this mission. The agency\u2019s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) manifested the 3U CubeSate from Missouri University of Science and Technology as the sole payload for the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 57 (ELaNa 57) mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Multi-Mode Mission (M3) payload began as a NASA-funded project at the university back in 2016. In a S&amp;T statement, the university said \u201conce the small, cube-shaped satellite is in space, it will test an experimental thruster that was developed in the Missouri S&amp;T Advanced Plasma Lab in partnership with Froberg Aerospace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe propulsion system will include both chemical and electric components and also be fed a liquid propellent,\u201d the university stated. \u201cThe thruster will be fired multiple times in space for 30-second bursts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude80 The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CountdownToLaunch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#CountdownToLaunch<\/a> begins for NASA\u2019s CubeSat Launch Initiative ELaNa 57!<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CubeSat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#CubeSat<\/a> joins <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@SpaceX<\/a>&#39;s Transporter-10 launching from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SLDelta30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@SLDelta30<\/a>. Students at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MissouriSandT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@missourisandt<\/a> made M3 to test a multi-mode thruster using ionic propellant.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is targeted for 2:05 pm PST. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TAVGQHPTTO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TAVGQHPTTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ARCHIVED: NASA LSP (@NASA_LSP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASA_LSP\/status\/1764659812850106813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another NASA payload is hitching a ride onboard a company located on Florida\u2019s Space Coast: Sidus Space. The inaugural LizzieSat-1 (LS-1), named after founder and CEO Carol Craig (biologically named Elizabeth Sanchez), carries what NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center describes as \u201cthe Center\u2019s first-ever in-flight autonomous systems software mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach step brings us a step closer to deployment of ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) in space,\u201d said Chris Carmichael, NASA Stennis Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL) Branch Chief said in a statement in mid-February. \u201cWe are excited with the progress as we continue to collaborate with Sidus Space on this truly historic mission for the Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65546\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65546\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Credit-BAE-Systems.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Credit-BAE-Systems.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Credit-BAE-Systems-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Credit-BAE-Systems-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Credit-BAE-Systems-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MethaneSAT Aperture and Star Trackers \u2013 Ball Aerospace engineers examine satellite hardware after thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing. Image: BAE Systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final payload deployed on the Transporter-10 mission is an Earth observing satellite called MethaneSAT, which was created by a subsidiary of the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund.<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, MethaneSAT is designed to monitor both the source and the quantity of methane being produced around the globe. It will orbit the Earth once every 95 minutes and is intended to \u201ccollect data from 300 targets accounting for 80 percent of global oil and gas production,\u201d the non-profit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMethaneSAT\u2019s superpower is the ability to precisely measure methane levels with high resolution over wide areas, including smaller, diffuse sources that account for most emissions in many regions,\u201d said Steven Hamburg, EDF Chief Scientist and MethaneSAT project leader in a statement. \u201cKnowing how much methane is coming from where and how the rates are changing is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1764779346705715260&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F03%2F04%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-on-transporter-10-rideshare-mission%2F&amp;sessionId=9d4058687b504fb637207440d26ecee88bf2b96f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1764779346705715260\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461712334693207=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most powerful methane detection satellite ever built was just launched into space. MethaneSat will offer unmatched accuracy and precision in measuring global methane emissions across time.<\/p>\n<p>I am proud to be a funder and adviser to the project. I come from the nat gas\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KbPXqG2aXE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Arnold (@JohnArnoldFndtn) March 4, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The project is funded through a combination of donors to EDF and a partnership with the Government of New Zealand. The largest donors are listed by the non-profit as the Bezos Earth Fund, Arnold Ventures, the Robertson Foundation and the TED Audacious Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t manage what you can\u2019t measure, and that\u2019s certainly true when it comes to cutting methane, one of the biggest drivers of climate change,\u201d said Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General\u2019s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cData from this satellite will help us to better measure methane emissions and target their sources, bringing more transparency to the problem, giving companies and investors the information they need to take action, and empowering the public to hold people accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65547\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65547\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Target-Areas-Credit-MethaneSAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Target-Areas-Credit-MethaneSAT.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Target-Areas-Credit-MethaneSAT-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Target-Areas-Credit-MethaneSAT-678x386.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240304_MethaneSAT-Target-Areas-Credit-MethaneSAT-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map illustrating the target areas for MethaneSAT observation once on orbit. 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