Arianespace | Vega-C | CO3D & MicroCarb Rocket Launch
Arianespace is scheduled to launch a Vega-C rocket as part of the CO3D & MicroCarb mission. The launch is scheduled on 06/30/2025 00:00 UTC for the Earth Science mission launching from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. The status of the launch is Date/Time TBD. Don’t miss this exciting rocket launch! Watch the launch video of the Vega-C and experience the excitement for yourself.
Mission: 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.
Rocket: 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.
Agency: Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.