A Paris-based amateur astronomer recorded a video of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spaceship on January 1. Phobos-Grunt, launched on November 9, was designed to bring back rock and soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos. However, it got stuck in a so-called support orbit since its engines failed to put it on course for the Red Planet and fell back on Earth late on Sunday.
Amateur video of Russian Phobos-Grunt spaceship (no sound)
13:46 GMT 16.01.2012 (Updated: 19:55 GMT 19.10.2022)
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Amateur video of Russian Phobos-Grunt spaceship (no sound)
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A Paris-based amateur astronomer recorded a video of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spaceship on January 1. Phobos-Grunt, launched on November 9, was designed to bring back rock and soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos. However, it got stuck in a so-called support orbit since its engines failed to put it on course for the Red Planet and fell back on Earth late on Sunday.