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The Phobos program (Russian: Фобос, Fobos, Greek: Φόβος) was an uncrewed space mission consisting of two probes launched by the Soviet Union to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Phobos 1 was launched on 7 July 1988, and Phobos 2 on 12 July 1988, each aboard a Proton-K rocket .
Phobos was the primary object of study for the Phobos 1 spacecraft. Phobos 1 was an uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program launched from the Baikonour launch facility on 7 July 1988. [1] Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. The mission failed on 2 September 1988 when a computer malfunction caused ...
Phobos program. Phobos 2 was the last space probe designed by the Soviet Union. It was designed to explore the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. It was launched on 12 ...
Phobos 1: USSR 7 July 1988 (launch) orbiter failure contact lost en route to Mars 1988-058A: Phobos 2: USSR 29 January 1989 – 27 March 1989 orbiter partial success Mars orbit acquired, but contact lost shortly before Phobos approach phase and deployment of Phobos landers 1988-059A: Mars Observer: NASA: 25 September 1992 (launch) orbiter failure
Fobos-Grunt or Phobos-Grunt (Russian: Фобос-Грунт, where грунт refers to the ground in the narrow geological meaning of any type of soil or rock exposed on the surface) was an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars.
Lost with Phobos 1: To have been deployed by Phobos 1 25 Phobos 2: Phobos 2 (1F No.102) 12 July 1988 Soviet Union: Orbiter Mostly successful Orbital observations successful, communications lost before lander deployment. Proton-K/D-2: Prop-F Phobos rover Failure Lost with Phobos 2: To have been deployed by Phobos 2 DAS Phobos lander Failure Lost ...
Phobos is named after the Greek god of fear and panic, who is the son of Ares (Mars) and twin brother of Deimos. Phobos is a small, irregularly shaped object with a mean radius of 11 km (7 mi). It orbits 6,000 km (3,700 mi) from the Martian surface, closer to its primary body than any other known natural satellite to a planet.
Phobos (Greek for "fear") most commonly refers to: Phobos (moon), a moon of Mars; ... Phobos program, a Soviet space program of the late 1980s; USS Phobos ...