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MicroCarb
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MicroCarb is a CNES atmospheric CO2 mapping mission for global source and sink monitoring.[1] CNES operates the mission, with partners including CNRS, CEA, Meteo France, universities, the European Union / ESA, UKSA, and SCGI.[1] The satellite launched by Vega C on 2025-07-26 at 02:03 UTC and operates in a circular sun-synchronous orbit at 650 km.[1][2] MicroCarb is built on a CNES Myriade-derived platform with a 180 kg satellite mass and a five-year mission duration.[3] Its payload set includes a passive infrared spectrometer and a cloud-detection imager.[3] The spectrometer covers 758.3-768.8 nm, 1264-1282.2 nm, 1596.7-1618.9 nm, and 2023-2051 nm bands, with 1 ppm measurement precision and a 25-day revisit.[3][1]
All fields
| current status | operational |
| operator | Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales |
| platform | myriade-microcarb-bus |
| launch vehicle | arianespace-vega-c |
| Launched | 2025-07-26 |
| orbit type | Circular sun-synchronous orbit, 650 km altitude |
| revisit days | 25 |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | global CO2 source and sink mapping |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]CNES MicroCarb mission overviewagency doc2026-06-21
- [2]CNES MicroCarb satellite and instrumentsagency doc2026-06-21
- [3]CNES Vega-C project pageagency doc2026-06-21