Phobos-Grunt Phobos sample-return spacecraft family
Phobos-Grunt was a Russian sample-return spacecraft designed to travel to Mars, land on Phobos, collect soil, and return it to Earth for analysis. Launched in 2011, it failed to depart Earth orbit after its escape-stage burn and re-entered without reaching Mars.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Phobos-GruntPhobos-SoilФобос-Грунт
- Family Name
- Phobos-Grunt
- Full Name
- Phobos-Grunt Phobos sample-return spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Phobos-Grunt was a Russian sample-return spacecraft designed to travel to Mars, land on Phobos, collect soil, and return it to Earth for analysis. Launched in 2011, it failed to depart Earth orbit after its escape-stage burn and re-entered without reaching Mars.
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Last Flight Year
- 2,011
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 21:21:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 21:21:48 UTC