Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
• Rocket: Vega-C — Vega family

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.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
• Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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