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15 paź 1997 · Launch and mission info for NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission exploring Saturn and its system of moons.
- Fact Sheet
The Cassini mission to Saturn is the most ambitious effort...
- IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was the first...
- Fact Sheet
Pioneer 11 (also known as Pioneer G) is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. [2] It was the first probe to encounter Saturn, the second to fly through the asteroid belt, and the second to fly by Jupiter.Later, Pioneer 11 became the second of five artificial objects to ...
A joint endeavor of NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency), and the Italian space agency (ASI), Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. Cassini carried a probe called Huygens to the Saturn system.
Mission to Saturn. For more than a decade, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shared the wonders of Saturn, its spectacular rings, and its family of icy moons. Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail.
Missions to Saturn face competition from missions to other Solar System bodies. The Titan Saturn System Mission (TSSM) was a joint NASA/ESA proposal for an exploration of Saturn and its moons [10] Titan and Enceladus, where many complex phenomena have been revealed by the recent Cassini–Huygens mission.
3 wrz 2019 · After Pioneer 10 successfully completed its observations of Jupiter, in May 1974 mission planners retargeted Pioneer 11 to use the giant planet’s gravity to slingshot the spacecraft to encounter Saturn.
Cassini Quick Facts. Some key numbers for Cassini's Grand Finale and final plunge into Saturn. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Cassini By the Numbers. 2.5 million commands executed. 4.9 billion miles traveled since launch (7.9 billion kilometers) 635 GB science data collected. ~4,000 science papers published. 6 named moons discovered. 294 orbits completed.
