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Lockheed MartinTitan IVB/CentaurSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cassini-Huygens
Launched
October 15, 1997 · 08:43 UTC
Summary
Cassini-Huygens launched on a Lockheed Martin Titan IVB/Centaur from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 15, 1997 at 08:43 UTC. It was Lockheed Martin's 29th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,181st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan IVB/Centaur flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Cassini LaunchNASA Solar System
- Vehicle
- Titan IVB/Centaur · Lockheed MartinNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan IVB/Centaur flightLockheed Martin's 29th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,181st orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Cassini · NORAD 25008 · left Earth orbit October 15, 1997
Centaur TC-21 · left Earth orbit October 15, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Cassini-Huygens was a joint NASA, ESA and Italian Space Agency mission to Saturn, pairing NASA's Cassini orbiter with ESA's Huygens probe for Titan. Launched on a Titan IVB/Centaur, it used two Venus flybys and Earth and Jupiter gravity assists to reach Saturn in 2004 and orbited the planet for thirteen years.
Related page: Cassini–Huygens - WikipediaRelated page: Overview | Cassini – NASA Solar System Exploration
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
45th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 535th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 15, 4:43 AM EDT, at night
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
233 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Cassini-Huygens launch?
Cassini-Huygens launched on October 15, 1997 at 08:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Cassini-Huygens?
Coverage: Cassini Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cassini-Huygens?
Titan IVB/Centaur, flown by Lockheed Martin. Titan IVB/Centaur spec sheet
Where did Cassini-Huygens launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 15, 4:43 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was Cassini-Huygens going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Cassini-Huygens launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cassini-Huygens part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions