Following the July 25th launch, MicroCarb observed the Earth for the first time on August 28th. We are very excited to present a first observation acquired over the Amazon. This region is of great interest for the mission due to its role in the carbon cycle and to the very low density of ground-based measurements. […]
Suite au lancement du 25 juillet, MicroCarb a observé la Terre pour la première fois le 28 août. L’équipe projet de la mission MICROCARB au sein du CNES est très heureuse de vous présenter une première observation acquise au-dessus de l’Amazonie. Cette région est de grande importance pour la mission en raison de son rôle dans le […]
An article was written by project manager Philippe Landiech and principal investigator François-Marie Bréon for the latest issue of Enjeux Numériques published by Les Annales des Mines. It describes the potential of space-borne CO2 monitoring and MicroCarb in particular for estimating anthropogenic and natural CO2 fluxes. Read Measuring CO2 emissions from space and understanding their […]
Following the successful completion of its AIT (assembly, integration and test) programme, Microcarb was prepared at the end of January 2024 to depart from Harwell in the UK. It was bound for Toulouse, France. Travelling by road, the satellite arrived in early February in Toulouse and was received by Thales Alenia Space. Microcarb is now […]
The Microcarb satellite completed its thermal vacuum testing phase in the UK. This is a major milestone that probed its ability to withstand the extreme conditions that it will encounter once in orbit. This phase followed a string of mechanical tests performed on the instrument after it had been coupled to its platform in December […]