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Entry no.
2012-0022
Phobos-Grunt
Phobos-Grunt (NORAD 37872) came down while still attached to its host on 15 January 2012 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37872
International designator
2011-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
8 Nov 2011Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jan 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months68 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
51.4°N to 51.4°SFinal inclination 51.4°
Mass
1,820 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
FG SA
Programme
1F
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 46.0°S, 87.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.4°N and 51.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsPhobos-Grunt’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Jan 2012
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2011-065
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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