Phobos 1/2 Mars-moon orbiter spacecraft family
The Phobos 1/2 family comprised twin Soviet Mars-moon spacecraft launched in 1988 to study Mars, Phobos, and Deimos; Phobos 2 entered Mars orbit and returned observations before contact was lost during its planned Phobos encounter sequence.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Phobos 1Phobos 2Fobos 1Fobos 2
- Family Name
- Phobos 1/2
- Full Name
- Phobos 1/2 Mars-moon orbiter spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Phobos 1/2 family comprised twin Soviet Mars-moon spacecraft launched in 1988 to study Mars, Phobos, and Deimos; Phobos 2 entered Mars orbit and returned observations before contact was lost during its planned Phobos encounter sequence.
- First Flight Year
- 1,988
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 17:39:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 17:39:12 UTC