Complementing the Ariane family to launch all types of payloads into their desired orbits, Vega-C ensures that Europe has versatile and independent access to space. ESA owns the Vega-C programme, working with Avio as prime contractor and design authority. Arianespace is the launch service provider for this launch.

Vega-C is scheduled to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The flight, called VV27, will be operated by Arianespace, and launch Airbus’s four CO3D satellites and France’s space agency, CNES, MicroCarb mission

The four small satellites in the CO3D constellation (an abbreviation of the French 'Constellation Optique en 3D') are set to map the globe in three dimensions from low Earth orbit, to serve public and private sector needs.

MicroCarb is designed to map sources and sinks of carbon dioxide on a global scale. ESA coordinated and procured the launch of MicroCarb on behalf of the European Commission, as part of its In-Orbit Demonstration / In-Orbit Validation (IOD/IOV) programme.

ESA coordinated and procured the launch of MicroCarb on behalf of the European Commission, under its In-Orbit Demonstration / In-Orbit Validation (IOD/IOV) programme.