NarSha

Imager for a Korean microsatellite for monitoring point sources of methane

TIME HORIZON

2024-2026

NarSha project – is being carried out by a consortium of Nara Space Technology (leader), Scanway (observational payload provider), the Climate Technology Center of Seoul National University, and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. This project, which will develop the K3M demonstration microsatellite, aims to build a constellation of at least a dozen satellites for a global infrastructure for monitoring point sources of methane in near real time and with spatial resolution at the local level. Scanway is responsible for optical instrument for detecting methane plumes in the visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) bands. Satellite will be launch in 2026. ​

Project goals

Development of optical instrument for detecting methane plumes in the visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) bands (Scanway Space)

Development of the K3M demonstration microsatellite (Nara Space)

Project results

Project aims to build a constellation of at least a dozen satellites for a global infrastructure for monitoring point sources of methane in near real time and with spatial resolution at the local level.