Know what's flying over your pipeline - and what's orbiting above it.
You own the assets. You're responsible for what satellites and regulators find. Aircraft are flying your corridors and methane-detecting satellites are imaging your facilities - and you're the last to know. PassIntel gives you advance notice, independent verification, and a compliance record that holds up under scrutiny.
Built for upstream, midstream, and downstream pipeline operators - and the energy infrastructure teams responsible for what happens along the right-of-way.
You're blind to what's happening in your own airspace.
Regulatory Surprise
EPA and PHMSA aircraft conduct aerial surveys over your infrastructure - methane detection, visual inspections, emissions monitoring. When they find a violation, Clean Air Act penalties reach $124,426 per day per violation. PHMSA civil penalties hit $272,926 per violation, up to $2.73 million for a series. You find out when the enforcement letter arrives.
Contractor Trust Gap
You spend hundreds of thousands on aerial patrol - sometimes more - but you verify coverage with self-reported logs. If your contractor says they flew Segment B on April 3rd and they didn't - and a leak goes undetected - you're the one holding the liability. That's not compliance verification. That's a trust exercise.
Unknown Activity
Repeated low-altitude flights over your corridors could be third-party surveys, competitor reconnaissance, or emerging regulatory focus. Today that signal is invisible. By the time you notice the pattern, someone else has already acted on what they found.
Satellite Exposure
Methane-detecting satellites pass over your facilities on predictable schedules. The data they collect feeds UNEP's global methane tracking system, investor ESG verification, and the EPA's upcoming Super Emitter Response Program (enforcement begins January 2027). By the time you see the findings, it's too late to respond.
This works WITH your current methane program. Not instead of it.
Scheduled Patrol
Your existing aerial program handles the baseline compliance cadence - right-of-way patrols, methane detection flights, whatever the contract specifies. That doesn't change.
Satellite-Triggered Dispatch
When a methane-capable satellite is approaching your facilities, you get advance notice - days, not hours. You direct a targeted patrol into that specific window, ensuring your corridors are clean when someone's looking.
Routine patrol is your standing posture. Satellite-triggered dispatch is your rapid response. Together, they close the gaps that enforcement finds.
Aircraft intelligence and satellite awareness. One dashboard.
Overflight Detection
Detect every aircraft that enters your buffer zones. Every detection includes full flight track, timestamps, and asset crossings - verified against ADS-B surveillance data, not self-reported logs.
7-Layer Classification
Every aircraft is automatically identified and classified: regulatory, contracted, survey, unknown, transit, training, or unclassified. Cross-referenced against FAA registries and 28 known operator fleets so you know who is flying and why.
Severity Scoring
Detections are scored from S1 (routine transit) through S7 (confirmed regulatory survey). Your team focuses on what matters, not noise. Filter by severity, time range, or classification to surface the flights that need attention.
Flight History & Replay
Review the full flight track of any detection on an interactive map. See exactly where an aircraft flew, how long it loitered, and which of your assets it crossed. Build a pattern-of-life picture over time.
Coverage Verification
Independent proof that your contracted patrol actually flew the route. Verified against ADS-B surveillance data - not their logs, not their word. Segment-by-segment confirmation you can hand to your compliance team.
Compliance Reports
Generate tamper-proof PDF reports with SHA-256 integrity verification and QR codes. Audit-ready documentation your compliance team can file immediately - or hand to regulators when they ask.
Satellite Pass Prediction
Know when methane-detecting satellites will approach your facilities - up to 7 days in advance. SatIntel tracks 24 earth observation satellites, calculates facility intersection, and surfaces actionable passes with confidence-tiered timing. Dispatch your patrol provider before the satellite arrives, not after the findings.
API Integration
Flow satellite alerts, detection data, and compliance records into your existing operations platforms. PassIntel's API lets you embed airspace and orbital intelligence into the systems your team already uses - no second dashboard required.
Your airspace, decoded.
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Survey Probability
82%
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From upload to actionable intelligence.
Connect Your Assets
Upload GIS or KML files of your pipeline corridors and facilities. Define configurable buffer zones around each asset.
Aircraft Monitored
Our engine continuously ingests ADS-B surveillance data, flagging every aircraft that enters your buffer zones.
Satellites Predicted
Your asset geometry is cross-referenced against 24 active satellites. Every upcoming pass is calculated with timing, swath width, and imaging capability - updated every 6 hours. Methane-capable satellites that will approach your facilities surface as actionable alerts.
Review Detections
Each detection is classified, scored, and surfaced in your dashboard. Regulatory flights are flagged immediately.
Investigate & Act
Drill into any detection. View the full flight track, review the classification and severity score, and generate a certified compliance report.
What one undetected event actually costs.
Clean Air Act
$124,426/day
per violation
CAA §113, 40 CFR §19.4, 2025 inflation-adjusted
PHMSA
$272,926
per violation
49 CFR §190.223
State enforcement
$96M+
NM collected alone
NMOCD records, COGCC Rule 903, CARB CalSMP
Total exposure
2-5x
multiplier on base penalty
The fine is the press release. The compliance mandate hits the balance sheet.
172 EPA formal enforcement actions and 307 PHMSA NOPVs in the last three years. $305M+ in documented penalties. Most targets aren't the majors - they're mid-size operators.
See what's flying over your corridors - and what's orbiting above them.
Schedule a walkthrough with your infrastructure data. We'll show you your aircraft activity, your satellite exposure, and the gaps between your scheduled patrols that satellites are flying through right now.