PHOBOS-GRUNT & YINGHOU-1 (37872)

COSPAR: 2011-065A | Alt Name: Fobos-Grunt

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 8, 2011

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC45/1

Launch Vehicle

Zenit-2SB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

37872

International Designator

2011-065A

Decay Date

1/15/2012

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PHOBOS-GRUNT & YINGHOU-1

Alternative Name

Fobos-Grunt

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

IKI/BABTS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PHOBOS-GRUNT & YINGHOU-1 satellite, also known as Fobos-Grunt, was a Mars orbiter launched on November 8, 2011, from the TYMSC launch site using LC45/1 and the Zenit-2SB launch vehicle. Operated by IKI/BABTS, it had dimensions of 3.5 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and a span of 7 meters. The satellite weighed 1820 kg at launch with a dry mass of 762 kg. Its power system consisted of two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The spacecraft was manufactured by NPOL for the mission to serve as a Mars orbiter but had a lifetime expectancy of only one year.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.5

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

762

Launch Mass

1820

Shape

Box + 2 Pan + 2 Leg

Radar Cross Section

14.7898

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Pereletniy modul' FG

Purpose

Mars orbiter

Mission

Mars orbiter

Manufacturer

NPOL

Life Expectancy

1 year

Bus

FG SA

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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