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Phobos 2

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Phobos over Mars - Peridier Crater, Syrtis Major quadrangle - ESA Mars Express (52568167027)

One of it's targets was the Martian moon of Phobos. The image was taken by the ESA's Mars Express.

Phobos 2.
Category. Statistic.
Launch vehicle. N\A, but probably a Proton-K 8K82K/D-1.
Launch date. 12 July 1988
Launch site. N\A, but probably at Baikonur Site 200/40.
Ceased operations. N/A.
Owner(s). Space Research Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (IKI AN SSSR)
Major contractor(s).  N\A Soviet firm.
Is it still in orbit. N/A
Launch mass. 6,220 kg (with orbital insertion hardware included).
Nationality(s). Soviet.
Satellite type. Mars orbiter and lander.
Links. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_2, https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/phobos.html. and https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/beyond-earth-tagged.pdf?emrc=967232.
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