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Vega-C: CO3D & MicroCarb

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)β€”the most important greenhouse gas β€” on a global scale.

Saturday, 26 July 202502:03 UTC
Vega-C: CO3D & MicroCarb

Mission Data

Arianespace
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleVega-C
Vehicle FamilyVega
Vehicle Record7 of 8 launches (87.5%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)
Success Streak16 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF
Orbital Launches This Year#160
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad56
Launches From This Site336
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Vega-C

Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. All spacecraft separated.

  3. Liftoff.

  4. Tweaked T-0.

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  5. Adding T-0 and setting GO

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  6. NET July.

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  7. Adding MicroCarb as secondary payload with CO3D

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  8. NET June.

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  9. Adding launch

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Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) Β· 5.2360Β°N 52.7750Β°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.