Editing Phobos 1 (section)

==Background==

The intent to carry out a mission with Phobos as the target was first made public 14 November 1984.<ref name=Harvey246 /> Phobos was chosen as the target in order to avoid directly competing with previous American missions.<ref name=Harvey246 /> Originally a 1986 launch was planned but this later moved to 1988.<ref name=Harvey246>{{cite book |last=Harvey |first=Brian |date=2007 |title=Russian Planetary Exploration History, Development, Legacy and Prospects  |publisher=Springer-Praxis |page=246 |isbn=9780387463438}}</ref>