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Phobos-2
Phobos probe, failed.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Phobos probe, failed. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1988-059; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 12 July 1988, 17:01:43 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K/D-2
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 27 March 1989
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Phobos-2
Phobos probe, failed.
- GCAT ID
- S19287
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 2,420 kg
- Propulsion
- ADU
- Dimensions
- 4 m long · 3.5 m diameter · 12 m span
DPS
Phobos lander.
- GCAT ID
- A04658
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 67 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.5 m diameter · 0.5 m span
PPS
Phobos hopper.
- GCAT ID
- A04659
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 43 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.5 m diameter · 0.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Phobos-2.
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