Overview

• Vega-C lifted off from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou at 23:03 local time on Friday, deploying five satellites at the scheduled moment.
• Four CO3D satellites built for Airbus Defense and Space and the French space agency CNES will provide eight years of high-resolution three-dimensional Earth relief data.
• The CNES-operated MicroCarb satellite commenced its mission to map global carbon dioxide sources and sinks over an expected five-year lifespan.
• This marks the second Vega-C flight since its December 2024 return to service and the third launch from French Guiana in 2025.
• Arianespace has an Ariane 6 mission targeted for August to expand Europe’s independent access to orbit.