SUCCESSSun-Synchronous OrbitASA
Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb
CO3D & MicroCarb
LAUNCH TIME
Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 02:03 UTC
MISSION DETAILS
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 NAMECO3D & MicroCarb
TARGET ORBITSun-Synchronous Orbit
LAUNCH VEHICLEVega-C
DATA SOURCELL2-historical
LAUNCH WINDOW
NET (NO EARLIER)Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 02:03 UTC
WINDOW OPENSaturday, July 26, 2025 at 02:03 UTC
WINDOW CLOSESaturday, July 26, 2025 at 02:03 UTC
LAUNCH PROVIDER
PROVIDERArianespace
ABBREVIATIONASA
LAUNCH PAD
PAD NAMEAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
COUNTRYGF
COORDINATES5.2360°N, -52.7750°E
RELATED LAUNCHES
Same launch vehicle: Vega-C
PREVIOUS FLIGHTS
Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Arianespace
Dec 1, 2025, 17:21 UTCSUCCESS→
Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Avio S.p.A
Apr 30, 2026, 00:00 UTCTBD→
Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) • Avio S.p.A
Sep 1, 2026, 00:00 UTCTBD→
