China's first planetary probe, the tiny Yinghuo-1 orbiter, will also hitch a ride to Mars with Phobos-Grunt.

中国的第一个行星探测器，小小的“萤火一号”轨道飞行器，也将搭乘“福布斯-格朗特”号飞船前往火星。

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Next week should see its first Mars orbiter - Yinghuo-1 - begin its journey to the Red Planet.

下周应该看到它的第一个火星轨道器——萤火1号开始其红色星球之旅。

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Russian spacecraft carrying China's first Mars - exploration probe, Yinghuo-1, which was launched on November 9, 2011, crashed on January 15, 2012.

携带中国首个火星探测器的俄罗斯太空飞船萤火1号发射于2011年11月9号，于2012年1月15日坠毁。

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The mission is also notable because China's first Mars satellite, Yinghuo-1, has been launched piggy-back on the main Russian spacecraft.

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Well, maybe the Chinese Yinghuo-1 could do something scientifically useful in Earth orbit, and maybe the equipment that is designed to stay on the Phobosian surface could be useful.

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