Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Launch Successful
Launch Information
Launch Provider:
Arianespace
Launch Date:
July 26, 2025 02:03 UTC
Window Start:
2025-07-26T02:03:48Z
Window End:
2025-07-26T02:03:48Z
Rocket Details
Rocket:
Vega-C
Configuration:
Launch Location
Launch Pad:
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location:
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, French Guiana
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.