Characteristics
- Destination:
- planetary research
- Status:
- decommissioned
- Research Object:
- Phobos
- Launch Date:
- November 9, 2011
- Spaceport:
- Baikonur
- Launchers:
- Zenit-3SLBF
- Machine Weight:
- 13 200 kg
- Working Orbit:
- Mars orbit, Phobos orbit
- Active Lifetime:
- 2 months 6 days
Description
Automated space complex aimed at soil samples delivery from Phobos, the Mars moon
Customer: Russian Academy of Sciences
Prime Contractor: Lavochkin Association, JSC
Science instruments Developer: Space Research Institute RAS
