A carbon dioxide-mapping satellite and four Earth-observation spacecraft launched successfully tonight (July 25) from South America.

A Vega C rocket, operated by the French company Arianespace, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on schedule tonight at 11:03 p.m. local time in Kourou; 0203 GMT on July 26.

The four-stage, 35 meters Vega C is carring five satellites on the mission, which Arianespace called VV27.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/european-vega-c-rocket-launches-co2-mapping-satellite-and-4-earth-observation-spacecraft

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