Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Vega-C launched the CO3D & MicroCarb mission for Arianespace from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on Jul 26, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
Launched Jul 26, 2025 11:03:48 AMSuccess
5 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
352° N
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 98.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Jul 26 · 11:03:48 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana