Project PHOBOS - A bold Soviet mission

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Jul 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988spfl...30..272k&link_type=abstract

Spaceflight (ISSN 0038-6340), vol. 30, July 1988, p. 272-276.

Physics

Mars Probes, Phobos, Soviet Spacecraft, Space Missions, Spacecraft Design, Flight Plans, Hovering, Infrared Spectroscopy, Propulsion System Configurations, Roving Vehicles

Scientific paper

An overview of the Phobos project is given, including the spacecraft design, propulsion system, flight plan, and scientific objectives and equipment. The main objectives of the Phobos project are to remotely sense the Martian surface and atmosphere, to obtain data from the surface of Phobos, to image the Sun in X-ray, visible and UV wavelengths, and to study the interplanetary medium. The spacecraft's combined braking/correction propulsion system, which consists of an autonomous propulsion system and one central and four peripheral tanks is discussed. Experiments disscussed include the use of laser and ion beam devics to provide data on the isotope and mass composition of the Phobos surface, infrared and gamma-ray spectroscopy to study the thermal and reflective surface properties, a radar complex to probe the surface, and the Hopper, which is designed to provide data on the chemical composition and physical characteristic of the moon's surface.

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