BlueBon was described as the world's first satellite with the mission to detect monitor and quantify blue carbon using an AI processing unit and propitiatory algorithms to enable the satellite's imagery to be processed and analyzed in space before being sent down to earth, therefore lowing the carbon emissions from data processing.[1]
The main payload of BlueBon is a 3.8-meter multi-spectral camera that can verify the amount and distribution of floating algae which can then be used to calculate the absorbed carbon in the water.[4][5]
BlueBon also has an on-board AI processor called the "Tetraflex" based on a GPU.[4] The processor was designed to eliminate carbon emissions and reduce data latency while still performing a high quality analysis.[6]
Mission
BlueBon would be launched on January 14, 2025, on board the SpaceX Transporter-12 ride-share mission provided by RIDE!, being deployed on January 22, achieving communication with the ground station and beginning its mission.[4][7][5]
After the deployment of the satellite TeleFIX announced "through BlueBon, the Korean government will be able to produce more than 2,500 times the high-resolution analysis results compared to the mother-and-son detection service" and that they where in contact with the Saudi Arabian government for the sale of blue carbon monitoring data.[8]
References
1 2 "BLUEBON". ces.tech. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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