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Cassini-Huygens Program

The international Saturn-system exploration programme that combined NASA’s Cassini orbiter with ESA’s Huygens Titan lander, studying Saturn, its rings, moons, magnetosphere, and Titan’s atmosphere from launch in 1997 through mission end in 2017.

Identity

Aliases
Cassini-HuygensCassini ProgramCassini Mission
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Cassini-Huygens Program
Status
completed
Types
explorationresearchoperationsscience

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Description
The international Saturn-system exploration programme that combined NASA’s Cassini orbiter with ESA’s Huygens Titan lander, studying Saturn, its rings, moons, magnetosphere, and Titan’s atmosphere from launch in 1997 through mission end in 2017.
End Date
2017
Leads
Participants
Start Date
1997

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 12:00:16 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 12:00:16 UTC

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