Names | Phobos Sample Return Mission |
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Mission type | Technology demonstrattor, sample return |
Operator | European Space Agency |
Mission duration | 3.5 years (planned)[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
Launch mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2024 (proposed) |
Rocket | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Re-entry capsule |
Landing date | ~2027 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Mars |
Phobos | |
Phobos lander | |
Sample mass | 800 g; return about 100 g (0.22 lb) |
Phootprint is a proposed sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos by the European Space Agency (ESA), proposed to be launched in 2024.
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