Deimos and Phobos Interior Explorer

Deimos and Phobos Interior Explorer (DePhine)
Mission typeReconnaissance
OperatorEuropean Space Agency
Mission durationProposed: 4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass1,210 kg [1]
Dry mass585 kg[1]
Payload mass40 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateProposed: 2030 [1]
RocketProposed: Ariane 6.2 or Soyuz-Fregat[1]
Mars orbiter
Orbits10 - 20 flybys of each moon
Transponders
BandX band

Deimos and Phobos Interior Explorer (DePhine) is a European mission concept to use a dedicated orbiter to explore the two moons of Mars: Phobos and Deimos. The mission concept was proposed in 2016 to the European Space Agency's Cosmic Vision programme for launch in 2030,[1] but it was not chosen as a finalist for the M5 mission class.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g DePhine: The Deimos and Phobos Interior Explorer. (PDF) Jurgen Oberst, Kai Wickhusen, Konrad Willner, Klaus Gwinner, Sofya Spiridonova, Ralph Kahle, Andrew Coates, Alain Herique, Dirk Plettemeier, Marina Dıaz-Michelena, Alexander Zakharo, Yoshifumi Futaana, Martin Patzold, Pascal Rosenblatt, David J. Lawrence, Valery Lainey, Alison Gibbings, Ingo Gerth. Advances in Space Research. Volume 62, Issue 8. pp: 2220–2238. 15 October 2018. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2017.12.028
  2. ^ "ESA selects three new mission concepts for study". Retrieved 27 November 2018.