Spacecraft
The Phobos-Grunt programme was designed to study Mars’s natural satellite Phobos and to bring soil samples back to Earth. In order to complete its mission, a composite spacecraft was to be sent to Mars. This spacecraft comprised several elements:
In addition to these elements, the spacecraft also carried a small Chinese satellite, Yinghuo-1 (YH-1), which was supposed study Mars’s environment. It was launched using a Zenit-3F rocket on November 8th, 2011, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.