Yinghuo-1 Mars Orbiter Spacecraft
Yinghuo-1 was a small Chinese Mars orbiter carried aboard the Russian Fobos-Grunt mission, launched in 2011; the joint spacecraft remained in Earth orbit after its escape-stage failure and did not reach Mars.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Yinghuo-1Yinghuo 1YH-1
- Family Name
- Yinghuo-1
- Full Name
- Yinghuo-1 Mars Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Yinghuo-1 was a small Chinese Mars orbiter carried aboard the Russian Fobos-Grunt mission, launched in 2011; the joint spacecraft remained in Earth orbit after its escape-stage failure and did not reach Mars.
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Last Flight Year
- 2,011
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 10:07:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 09:43:56 UTC