Cassini-Huygens Saturn-Mission Spacecraft Family

Cassini-Huygens was the combined spacecraft system launched on 15 October 1997, carrying the Cassini Saturn orbiter and ESA's Huygens Titan probe. The listed 5,712 kg launch mass is NASA's combined launch configuration with propellant, Huygens, the adapter and other launch items; it is not the bare Cassini orbiter's dry mass. After Huygens separated to investigate Titan, Cassini continued its orbital study of Saturn, its rings and moons. This combined-system record is distinct from the component orbiter and probe designs.