Mars-Grunt
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Mars-Grunt, also known as Expedition-M (Russian: Марс-Грунт),[5] is a robotic Mars sample return mission proposed to be sent to Mars in mid-2020s.[4][6][7][8][9] It was proposed to the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) by the Russian Space Research Institute.
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Names | Expedition-M |
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Mission type | Single launch: orbiter, lander, ascent vehicle, sample-return |
Operator | Russian Federal Space Agency |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Pereletny Modul or Flagman [1] |
Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin Russian Space Research Institute |
Launch mass | 5,200 kg[2] |
Landing mass | 1,700 kg,[2] includes Service Module (500 kg), Mars Ascent Vehicle (700 kg), Return Capsule (40 kg)[2] |
Dry mass | Orbiter: 50 kg (110 lb) |
Power | solar array |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2024 (proposed)[2][3] |
Rocket | Angara-5/DM-03 [2] |
Mars orbiter | |
Orbital parameters | |
Peri altitude | 500 km (310 mi) |
Apo altitude | 500 km (310 mi) |
Mars lander | |
Sample mass | ≈0.2 kg (0.44 lb)[4] |
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