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Cassini-Huygens

Cassini-Huygens was a flagship mission that spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, providing unprecedented data on the gas giant's atmosphere, rings, and diverse moons. The mission concluded in 2017 with a planned descent into Saturn’s atmosphere after deploying the Huygens probe to the surface of Titan.

Cassini-Huygens

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Name
Cassini-Huygens
Slug
cassini-huygens
Status
completed

Details

Description
Cassini-Huygens was a flagship mission that spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, providing unprecedented data on the gas giant's atmosphere, rings, and diverse moons. The mission concluded in 2017 with a planned descent into Saturn’s atmosphere after deploying the Huygens probe to the surface of Titan.
End Date
2017-09-15
Outcome
Success
Program
Flagship Program
Start Date
1997-10-15

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Creation Time
4/12/2026, 10:31:21 PM
Updated Time
7/11/2026, 5:42:27 PM

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  • Organization Id
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    Role
    NASA
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    Role
    ESA