Launched in 1997 with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Huygens probe, Cassini is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn. Among Cassini’s objectives is the study of Saturn’s rings, Titan’s atmosphere, and the behavior of Saturn’s magnetosphere.Launch: October 1997Operating Network: Deep Space Network
Launched in 1997 with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Huygens probe, Cassini was the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn. Among Cassini’s objectives was the study of Saturn’s rings, Titan’s atmosphere, and the behavior of Saturn’s magnetosphere. Cassini ended its mission with an intentional dive into Saturn’s atmosphere on September 15, 2017.
Mission Duration: October 1997- September 2017Operating Network: Deep Space Network
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