Mission · Saturn orbiter

Cassini–Huygens

Solar System

Scientific overview

Cassini–Huygens is a saturn orbiter, operated by NASA / ESA, launched in 1997.

Mission

Agency	NASA / ESA
Launched	1997
Type	orbiter
Status	completed (2017)

Targets & destinations

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

Quick facts

Type: Saturn orbiter

Provenance & sources

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Historical evidenceconfirmed
Cassini–Huygens, a NASA–ESA–ASI mission, orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017 and delivered ESA's Huygens probe to the surface of Titan in January 2005.
Source: NASA Science · Public domain (US Government work)

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Scientific citations

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Mission pageCassini–Huygens — NASA

NASA

Cite (APA / BibTeX)

NASA (n.d.). Cassini–Huygens — NASA. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/

@misc{cite:mission-space_mission-cassini-huygens,
  title        = {Cassini–Huygens — NASA},
  organization = {NASA},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/},
  note         = {NASA mission page for Cassini–Huygens.}
}

Quality & authority

75%

Reviewed

Completeness: Complete
Source coverage: Complete
Citation coverage: Complete
Relationship coverage: Complete
Review coverage: Complete
Image coverage: None

Data from the NASA Planetary Fact Sheet & JPL (public domain). See source quality.

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Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

NASA (n.d.). Cassini–Huygens — NASA. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/ @misc{cite:mission-space_mission-cassini-huygens, title = {Cassini–Huygens — NASA}, organization = {NASA}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/}, note = {NASA mission page for Cassini–Huygens.} }