Cassini Orbiter
Cassini was the JPL-built and operated Saturn orbiter that delivered Huygens, completed 294 Saturn orbits, performed 162 targeted moon flybys, and was deliberately destroyed in Saturn's atmosphere to protect potentially habitable moons.
Identity
- Aliases
- Cassini spacecraftCassini Saturn orbiter
- Name
- Cassini Orbiter
- Slug
- cassini-orbiter
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Cassini was the JPL-built and operated Saturn orbiter that delivered Huygens, completed 294 Saturn orbits, performed 162 targeted moon flybys, and was deliberately destroyed in Saturn's atmosphere to protect potentially habitable moons.
- Manufacturer Id
- vn72dqhfabtqra13r4mw1f0jzx8anqak
- Operator Id
- vn72dqhfabtqra13r4mw1f0jzx8anqak
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7xc4scw63q2k7pazwddsbsp98appn6
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:03:23 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:03:23 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1997-10-15
- Last Flight Date
- 2017-09-15