Status
Success
Cassini–Huygens
Launch Time
Wed Oct 15, 1997 08:43 UTC
Wed Oct 15, 1997 08:43 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cassini–Huygens
The Cassini–Huygens space-research mission, commonly called Cassini, involved a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. The Flagship-class robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA's Cassini probe and ESA's Huygens lander, which landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Total Mass: 5,712.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1997
63rd orbital launch attempt
Titan IV
21st mission
2nd mission of 1997
20th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission