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CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Welcome everyone!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-07-26 02:03 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-07-25 23:03 (GFT) | | Launch site | ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France | | Launch vehicle | Vega C | | Payloads | CO3D & MicroCarb | | Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Arianespace (English) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP9_UNXQrFk | | Arianespace (Français) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGD8-xbTNH8 | | Arianespace (Italiana) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8lODFjxv4 | | ESA | https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgency/streams | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/user/SEL9000/streams |

Stats

☑️ 2nd Vega-C mission of 2025, 6th mission overall

☑️ 2nd Vega mission of 2024, 27th mission overall

☑️ 3rd Arianespace mission of 2025, 302nd mission overall

Payload info

ESA page

NextSpaceflight page

Please feel free to post updates and questions in the comments!

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

AVUM+ shutdown 4 and MicroCarb separation confirmed! Mission success!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

AVUM+ ignition 5 and shutdown 5 confirmed. Sounds like a nominal passivation burn.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Staging 2-3 and fairing separation.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

AVUM+ ignition 4 confirmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Staging 3-4 and AVUM+ burn 1 in progress.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

AVUM+ ignition 3 confirmed.

Edit: And shutdown 3 confirmed. AVUM+ boost 4 is scheduled for T+01:36:43.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Staging 1-2

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Liftoff!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

AVUM+ shutdown 1 and nominal trajectory.

Coast phase will last ~35 minutes. Coverage will resume at T+48 minutes.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

AVUM+ ignition 2 and shutdown 2 confirmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Separation of all four CO3D satellites confirmed.

AVUM+ boost 3 is scheduled for T+01:00:15.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

AVUM+ will perform a 5th burn to the stage up for passivation and reentry.