Mars-Grunt

Mars-Grunt
NamesExpedition-M
Mission typeSingle launch: orbiter, lander, ascent vehicle, sample-return
OperatorRussian Federal Space Agency
Spacecraft properties
BusPereletny Modul or Flagman[1]
ManufacturerNPO Lavochkin
Russian Space Research Institute
Launch mass4,100 kg[2]
Landing mass2,750 kg, including Mars Ascent Vehicle (450 kg)[2]
Dry massOrbiter: 450 kg (990 lb)
Powersolar array
Start of mission
Launch date2030s (proposed)[3]
RocketAngara A5 / KTVK[2]
Launch siteVostochny Site 1A
ContractorRoscosmos
Mars orbiter
Orbital parameters
Peri altitude500 km (310 mi)
Apo altitude500 km (310 mi)
Mars lander
Sample mass≈0.2 kg (0.44 lb)[4]

Mars-Grunt, also known as Expedition-M (Russian: Марс-Грунт),[5] is a proposed robotic Mars sample-return mission.[4][6][7][8][9] It was proposed to the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) by the Russian Space Research Institute.

As of September 2023, Mars-Grunt is expected to be sent to Mars following the success of Boomerang (Fobos-Grunt-2), which in turn is expected sometime after 2030.[3][2]

  1. ^ Phobos-Grunt design
  2. ^ a b c d Zak, Anatoly (4 May 2017). "ExoMars to pave the way for soil sample return". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Russia may launch mission to deliver soil from Mars moon after 2030". TASS. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Roscosmos - Space missions Published by The Space Review (p. 8-10, 19) on 2010
  5. ^ "Russian space program: a decade review (2010-2019)". Russianspaceweb. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ^ Ilya Kramnik (17 April 2012). "Russia takes a two-pronged approach to space exploration". Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "The Space Review: Red Planet blues". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ^ Russia To Study Martian Moons Once Again. Mars Daily July 15, 2008.
  9. ^ Major provisions of the Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015 Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. "1 spacecraft for Mars research and delivery of Martian soil to the Earth."