Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin

Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb

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Launch Information

Launch Provider: Arianespace
Launch Date: July 26, 2025 02:03 UTC
Window Start: 2025-07-26T02:03:00Z
Window End: 2025-07-26T02:03:00Z

Rocket Details

Rocket: Vega-C
Configuration:

Launch Location

Launch Pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, French Guiana
Launch pad location

Mission Details

Mission Name: CO3D & MicroCarb
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission Description:

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.