Phobos 2
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Phobos 2 was the last space probe designed by the Soviet Union. It was designed to explore the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. It was launched on 12 July 1988, and entered orbit on 29 January 1989.
Illustration of the Phobos spacecraft
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Mars 96
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Mars 96 was a failed Mars mission launched in 1996 to investigate Mars by the Russian Space Forces and not directly related to the Soviet Mars probe program of the same name. After failure of the seco
Phobos 2
…Phobos imaging the majority (80%) of the moon. The infrared spectrometer found no sign of water. The Phobos design was used again for the long delayed Mars 96 mission which ended in failure when the launch vehicle's fourth stage misfired. In addition, the Fobos-Grunt mission, also designed to explore Phobos…
Mars 96 probe assembly
Model of the Mars 96 Orbiter
Mars 96 Surface Station
Mars 96 probe and lander engineering model at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, United States