France, July 28 -- The scientific mission MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), serving as the prime contractor. The mission is co-financed by these two agencies, as well as by the European Commission and the French government within the framework of the Investments for the Future Program (PIA), managed by the National Research Agency (ANR). The satellite is designed to precisely map atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO?), capturing detailed data on emissions from human activities as well as absorption by natural sinks such as oceans and f...