Phobos 2

E500633

Phobos 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moon Phobos as part of the Phobos program.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf interplanetary spacecraft
space probe
carriedInstrument dust detector
gamma-ray spectrometer
imaging system
infrared spectrometer
magnetometer
plasma instruments
radiometer
television camera
causeOfFailure onboard computer malfunction
communicationBand S-band
X-band
communicationLossDate 1989-03-27
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
didNotComplete deployment of Phobos landers
planned close approach to Phobos
enteredMarsOrbit 1989-01-29
launchCountry Soviet Union NERFINISHED
launchDate 1988-07-12
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED
mass approximately 6200 kg
missionObjective investigate solar wind interaction with Mars
study the Martian atmosphere
study the Martian environment
study the Martian surface
study the moon Phobos
missionOutcome partial success
missionPhase Mars orbit operations
cruise to Mars
missionType Mars orbiter
Phobos flyby mission
obtainedData data on Martian atmosphere
data on solar wind near Mars
images of Mars
thermal maps of Mars
operator Soviet space program NERFINISHED
plannedLander Phobos hopper lander
Phobos stationary lander
powerSource solar panels
predecessor Phobos 1 NERFINISHED
program Phobos program NERFINISHED
spaceAgency Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
spacecraftBus Phobos spacecraft bus
spacecraftConfiguration three-axis stabilized
status mission ended
target Mars NERFINISHED
Phobos NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deimos explorationTargetOf Phobos 2
Phobos hasExplorationBy Phobos 2