ESA tracking station establishes contact with Russia’s Phobos Mars mission

ESA tracking station establishes with Russia’s Phobos Mars mission


On Tuesday, 22 November at 20:25 UT, ESA’s tracking station at Perth, Australia, established with Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft. This was the first signal received on Earth since the Mars mission was launched on 8 November. ESA teams are working closely with engineers in Russia to determine how best to maintain communication with the spacecraft. More news will follow later.