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
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1997-10-15
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 02:03:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 22, 2026 at 23:28:21 UTC
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- Last Flight Date
- 2017-09-15
- Search Name
- Cassini Orbiter Cassini spacecraft Cassini Saturn orbiter