Emissions from Rocket Launches
Welcome to this website from the UCL Atmospheric Composition and Air Quality Group detailing the emissions from rocket launches at the start of the megaconstellation era. The Globe and Map views show the location and ID of each rocket launch in the selected time window. The Bar view shows the total emissions generated by all rocket launches in the selected time window.
For more information, see the FAQs at the bottom of this page.
Please select a date during 2020-2022 (2023-2024 coming soon).
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Launch Information (emissions in tonnes, time in UTC). SMC = Satellite Megaconstellation.
| Date | ID | Time | Launch Site | Rocket | SMC | BC | CO | CO2 | H2O | Al2O3 | Cly | NOx |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Developed by Connor Barker (UCL postdoc) and Eloise Marais (UCL PI), in collaboration with Jonathan McDowell (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). Interested in using the data or spot any room for improvements? Please reach out to Connor Barker at connor.barker@ucl.ac.uk.
Funding Disclaimer: This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 851854). European Commission project page.