Key statistics
Satellite CARB at a glance.
Uptime
28
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CARB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CARB
International designator: 2025-156A
Object number (NORAD): 64899
Object ID (CCSDS): 64899
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.841 minutes
Inclination: 98.0132 deg
SMA: 7033.563 km
Apoapsis: 667.615 km
Periapsis: 643.241 km
RAAN: 309.9167 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017327
Argument of periapsis: 148.1994 deg
Mean anomaly: 212.0263 deg
Mean motion: 14.71769061 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000511 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000089644 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 21, 2025, 2:23 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 20, 2025, 6:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CARB
TLE line 1: 1 64899U 25156A 25232.78437522 .00000511 00000-0 89644-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 64899 98.0132 309.9167 0017327 148.1994 212.0263 14.71769061 3777
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CARB.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for CARB, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
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.
CARB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb’, on board a Vega-C space rocket.
The launch took place on July 26, 2025, 2:03 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Agency: Airbus Defence and Space
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 26, 2025, 2:03 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vega-C
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Latest news about this satellite
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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