NATIONMethaneSat satellite launchPeople watch the March 4 launch of the Environmental Defense Fund satellite MethaneSat, which will track methane emissions globally.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYA Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4, carrying multiple satellites, including the Environmental Defense Fund satellite MethaneSat.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYThe Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket will carry satellites 300 miles from Earth's surface.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYThe $88 million "MethaneSAT" launched March 4, will be used in part to "name and shame" large-scale polluters, including oil-and-gas drilling companies, large livestock operations and even landfills.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYPhones out to capture the launch, people watch as a SpaceX rocket taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYShielding their eyes from the sun, people watch as a SpaceX rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAYThe Environmental Defense Fund's MethaneSAT satellite.Courtesy/MethaneSATFeatured Weekly Ad