Timeline event · 1 July 2004 · The Space Shuttle Era
Cassini Arrives at Saturn
Cassini enters orbit around Saturn and later delivers the Huygens probe to Titan, beginning thirteen years of discovery in the Saturn system.
Highlights
- ›First orbiter of Saturn; landed on Titan
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Shuttle Era
- Associated withSaturn
- Associated withCassini–Huygens
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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