[meteorite-list] Russian Mars Mission Leaves Earth on Zenit Rocket

[Ron Baalke]

Russian Mars mission leaves Earth on Zenit rocket
Spaceflightnow.com
November 8, 2011

Russia launched launch a probe to a moon of Mars at 2016 GMT 
(3:16 p.m. EST) Tuesday, resuming the country's exploration of the 
solar system after funding woes and mission failures hindered progress 
over the last two decades. A rocket pack should place the Phobos-Grunt 
sample return mission on course to the Red Planet by 0120 GMT 
(8:20 p.m. EST).