Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Zenit 2M45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1
Launched
November 8, 2011 · 20:16 UTC
Image: Pline
Summary
Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Zenit 2M from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 8, 2011 at 20:16 UTC. The mission failed. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 209th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,174th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Zenit 2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Mars Orbit (Mars). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Зенит с АМС Фобос-ГрунтРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Mars Orbit (Mars)
- Milestone
- 2nd Zenit 2M flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 209th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,174th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Fobos-Grunt · NORAD 37872 · re-entered January 15, 2012
Zenit-2SB 2SB41.1Stage 2 · re-entered November 22, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fobos-Grunt was a Russian sample-return mission to the Martian moon Phobos, carrying China's Yinghuo-1 Mars orbiter as a passenger. The spacecraft's propulsion stage never fired to leave Earth orbit and it re-entered over the Pacific in January 2012.
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43rd launch from 45/1, 4th this year · 1,374th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 9, 2:16 AM GMT+6, at night
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 launch?
Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 launched on November 8, 2011 at 20:16 UTC.
Where can I watch Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Зенит с АМС Фобос-Грунт. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1?
Zenit 2M, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Zenit 2M spec sheet
Where did Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Nov 9, 2:16 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 going to?
Mars Orbit (Mars), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).