Fobos 1
Fobos 1 was a Soviet Mars and Phobos exploration spacecraft carrying remote-sensing instruments and small surface packages intended for the Martian moon.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Phobos 11F No. 101
- Name
- Fobos 1
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Fobos 1 was a Soviet Mars and Phobos exploration spacecraft carrying remote-sensing instruments and small surface packages intended for the Martian moon.
- Destination
- Mars flyby and planned Phobos encounter, with an orbiter for planetary, plasma, and solar studies and a planned Phobos lander
- End Date
- 1988-09-02
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- A mistaken ground command disabled attitude control during the cruise, causing the spacecraft to lose solar orientation and power. Contact was absent at the next session on September 2, 1988 and the mission never reached Mars.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1988-07-07
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 13:13:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 11:09:05 UTC
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