Instrument Host Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.phb2::1.2
NAME The Phobos 2 Spacecraft
TYPE Spacecraft
DESCRIPTION Designed and developed by the Soviet Union, the Phobos 2 spacecraft carried two landers for deployment to the surface of Phobos, the larger moon of Mars, as well as a suite od scientific instruments to observe the surface and environment of Phobos. Some data were returned from the initial cruise and Mars orbital insertion phases, but communication with the satellite was lost prior to the final mission phase (lander deployment) and the remainder of the mission was scrubbed in March 1989. The fault was assigned to a malfunction of the onboard computer.
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REFERENCES Planetary and Space Sciences, Special issues on Phobos, Volume 39, Issues 1-2, January-February 1991.

Sagdeev, R. Z., and Zakharov, A. V., Brief History of the Phobos Mission. Nature, Vol. 341, October 19. 1989. p. 581-584