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Huygens Titan Atmospheric Entry Probe

ESA's Aérospatiale-led Huygens probe rode to Saturn on Cassini, separated in December 2004, and on January 14, 2005 became the first spacecraft to land in the outer Solar System and return data from Titan's atmosphere and surface.

Huygens Titan Atmospheric Entry Probe
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Aliases
Huygens landerHuygens Titan probe
Family Name
Huygens Probe
Full Name
Huygens Titan Atmospheric Entry Probe
Roles
interplanetary_probeatmospheric_probelander
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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Description
ESA's Aérospatiale-led Huygens probe rode to Saturn on Cassini, separated in December 2004, and on January 14, 2005 became the first spacecraft to land in the outer Solar System and return data from Titan's atmosphere and surface.
First Flight Year
1,997
Last Flight Year
2,005
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Operator
Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
unknown

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

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July 17, 2026 at 02:03:13 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 03:31:11 UTC
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