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Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb

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Arianespace · Vega-C · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace's 320th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 7,009th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--July 26, 2025 · 02:03 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

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

Window: Jul 26, 02:03 – Jul 26, 02:03 UTC

Flight preview

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)—the most important greenhouse gas — on a global scale.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Flight timeline

  1. P0DLiftoff
  2. T+2M23SStage 2 Separation
  3. T+4M27SStage 3 Separation
  4. T+4M39SFairing Separation
  5. T+7M15SKick Stage Separation
  6. T+8M19SKick Stage Burn
  7. T+51M33SKick Stage Burn
  8. T+57M17SPayload Separation
  9. T+1H15SKick Stage Burn
  10. T+1H36M43SKick Stage Burn
  11. T+1H41M12SPayload Separation
  12. T+1H51MKick Stage Burn

Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2025 · source

  • All spacecraft separated.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2025 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2025 · source

  • Tweaked T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/23/2025 · source

  • Adding T-0 and setting GO

    Nosu · 6/17/2025 · source

  • NET July.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 4/5/2025 · source

  • Adding MicroCarb as secondary payload with CO3D

    Nosu · 2/7/2025 · source

  • NET June.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2024 · source

  • Adding launch

    Nosu · 11/27/2024 · source

Pad — Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Local pad time: Jul 25, 11:03 PM GMT-3

55 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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