Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Launch information
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CO3D is a CNES-Airbus Defence & Space constellation of four small satellites designed to map the globe in 3D from low Earth to serve public and private sector needs. Microcarb is a small satellite designed to map sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the most important greenhouse gas — on a global scale.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: July 26, 2025, 2:03 a.m.
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
CO3D & MicroCarb (SSO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Arianespace |
Rocket |
Vega-C |
Location |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Pad |
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#7009
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Location Launch
#326
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Pad Launch
#53
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Agency Launch
#320
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Orbital Launch
#160
Year 2025
Location Launch
#3
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#3
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
News about the space mission ‘Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb’ are fetched daily from the best sources online.
VV27 road to liftoff
Highlights and liftoff of Vega-C flight VV27 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:03 local time on 25 July (03:03 BST/04:03 CEST on 26 July).
Europe’s new carbon-monitoring mission launches on Vega-C
The MicroCarb mission, led by the French space agency CNES, will monitor carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to help identify the world’s main sources and sinks of this important greenhouse gas. Launched on 25 July on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport ...
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