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Cassini Saturn Orbiter

The JPL-designed, assembled, and operated Cassini orbiter carried ESA's Huygens probe to Saturn and then conducted a 13-year orbital investigation of Saturn, its rings, atmosphere, magnetosphere, and moons.

Cassini Saturn Orbiter
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · NASA/JPL asset; the exact NASA Photojournal record PIA04603 identifies this byte-matched photograph as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in a Jet Propulsion Laboratory assembly room and credits NASA/JPL. NASA’s current Images and Media Usage Guidelines generally permit factual, informational, or editorial use with NASA attribution and without implying NASA endorsement. ESA, ASI, and other third-party marks or protected rights visible in the mission hardware, plus commercial, promotional, merchandise, or other protected uses, may require separate clearance; verify before such use. · Source
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Cassini spacecraftCassini orbiter
Family Name
Cassini Orbiter
Full Name
Cassini Saturn Orbiter
Roles
interplanetary_probeorbiter
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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Description
The JPL-designed, assembled, and operated Cassini orbiter carried ESA's Huygens probe to Saturn and then conducted a 13-year orbital investigation of Saturn, its rings, atmosphere, magnetosphere, and moons.
First Flight Year
1,997
Last Flight Year
2,017
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Operator
Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
unknown

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Official Url
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/

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Creation Time
July 17, 2026 at 02:03:07 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 02:43:56 UTC
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