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Launch
Cassini-Huygens was launched at 4:43 am EDT from Space Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida -
Venus Flyby #1
Gravitational-assist flyby -
Venus Flyby #2
Gravitational-assist flyby -
Earth & Moon Fyby
Occured at 03:28 UTC.
Gravitational-assist flyby -
Flyby of Asteroid 2685 Masurky
Occured around 10:00 UTC -
Jupiter Flyby
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Jupiter Flyby Anouncement
Dark "belts" and light "zones" -
Tests
Cassini scientists announced the results of tests of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, conducted using radio waves. The test refined the accuracy to aproxamentally one in 50,000 -
New moon
Methone is discovered -
New Moon Discovered
Pallene is discovered -
Pheobe Flyby #1
First detailed images of Pheobe -
Rotation Calculated
The Cassini scientists announced the new rotational period of Saturn which is no 6 minutes longer -
Orbit
Cassini becomes first spacecraft to orbit Saturn -
Titan Flyby #1
First detailed glimpses of moon -
Huygens Probe is Released
The probe starts its 21 days decent towards Titan -
Iapetus Flyby #1
End of first year -
Huygens Probe Enters Titan Atmospher
The European Space Agency's Huygens probe decended through Titan's atmosphere. -
Titan Flyby #2
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Encceladus Flyby #1
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Enceladus Flyby #2
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Titan Flyby #3
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Enceladus Flyby #3
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New moon
Daphnis is discovered in the Keeler gap -
Hyperion Flyby
Only visit during primary mission -
Dione Flyby
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Rhea Flyby #1
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Titan Flyby #4
First Solar Occulation -
Rhea Flyby #2
Non-targeted -
Titan Flyby #5
Radio science flyby -
Titan FLyby #6
First Radio Science bistatic and occulation observation -
Rhea Flyby #3
Non-targeted -
Titan Flyby #7
Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph and RADAR observations -
Titan Flyby #8
Second Radio Science bistatic observation -
Titan Flyby #9
CIRS observation -
Uh oh!
Cassini gets rotated out of orbit in the ring plane by Titan -
Enceladus Flyby #4
Non-targeted -
Methone Flyby
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Sun behind Saturn
Cassini saw the Sun as it passed behind Saturn and the rings. -
Enceladus Flyby #5
Non-targated south pole -
Titan Flyby #11
UVIS stellar occulation, INMS atmosphere sniffing, surface exploring RADAR -
Titan Flyby #12
Second of four coordinated radio science flyby -
Titan Flyby #22
Rare flyby geometry enabled detailed sampling of Titan's atmosphere -
Titan Flyby #13
RADAR Synthertic Aperture Radar Imager observations -
Titan Flyby #14
Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer records a stellar occulation of Gamma Cru as it passed behind Titan -
Inclination Change
Cassini reached an inclanation of almost 59 degrees -
Titan Flyby #15
RADAR image of surface -
Strike a Pose
Imaging Science Subsystem color mosaic image of Saturn from top -
Titan Flyby #16
Low altitude flyby. Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer sniffed Titan's atmosphere to determine composition and thermal structure -
Titan FLyby #17
Radio Science Subsystem observed pole to pole eocculation -
Titan Flyby #18
RADAR continues to fill in surface gaps -
Titan Flyby #19
A return to Aaru -
Titan Flyby #20
Finishes tour of the Fensal/Aaru regions -
Titan Flyby #21
Repeate RSS occulation experiments -
Passage Through Rings
High-Gain Antenna is used as an umbrella to sheild Cassini as it passes through an area of increased ring particle concentration -
Tethys Flyby
Second of two flybys -
Passage Through Ring
High-Gain Antenna is used as an umbrella to sheild Cassini as it passes through an area of increased ring particle concentration -
Titan Flyby #23
Third of four coordinated Radio Science flybys -
Titan Flyby #24
RSS bistatic observations -
Period: to
Solar Conjunction
RSS conducted experiment -
Titan Flyby #25
Higer resolution imaging of the surface in images of Huygens landing site -
Iapetus Flyby
Highresolution observations -
Titan Flyby #26
Cassini skimed the top of the moon's atmosphere aswell as RADAR SAR observation of the southern hemisphere -
Titan Flyby #27
INMS took samples of the moons upper atmosphere -
Titan Flyby #28
Last of four coordinated Radio Scienceflybys exploring theinterior of Titan looking for an internal ocean -
Titan Flyby #29
RADAR passed over the region called ON=ntario Lacus in the southern hemisphere -
Titan Flyby #30
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Titan Flyby #31
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Enceladus Flyby #6
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Titan Flyby #32
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TitanFlyby #33
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Titan Flyby #34
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Period: to
Inclination Change
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End of Prime Mission
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Period: to
Cassini Equinox Mission
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Titan Flyby #35
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Enceladus Flyby #7
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Enceladus Flyby #8
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Enceladus Flyby #9
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Titan Flyby #36
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Titan FLyby #37
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Titan Flyby #39
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Titan Flyby #39
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CELEBRATE!!!
Cassini celebrates its 100th orbit periapsis -
Titan Flyby #40
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Titan Flyby #41
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Titan Flyby #42
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Titan Flyby #43
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Titan Flyby #44
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Titan Flyby #45
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Titan Flyby #46
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Titan Flyby #47
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Titan Flyby #48
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Titan Flyby #49
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Titan Flyby #50
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Equinox
Saturn went through solar Equinox as the Sun crossed from the southern hemisphere to the north. -
Titan Flyby #51
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Titan Flyby #52
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Enceladus Flyby #10
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Enceladus Flyby #11
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Titan Flyby #53
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Titan Flyby #54
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Farthest Distance From Saturn
2,300,000 km -
Short Engine Burn Number 231 To Stay On Course
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Short Engine Burn Number 232 To Stay On Course
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Passage Through Ring Plane
South to North -
Distan Flyby of Pandora
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Distant Flyby of Methone
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Closest Distance To Saturn
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Distand Flyby Enceladus
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Distant Flyby Calypso
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Close Flyby Titan
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Ring Passage
North to South -
Short Engine Burn Number 233 To Stay On Course
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Farthest Distant From Saturn
2,300,000 km -
Short Engine Burn Number 234 To Stay On Course
