Titan IVB/Centaur | Cassini-Huygens
Success
Lockheed Martin(LMT)Commercial
Titan IVB/Centaur
Launch time
Wednesday, October 15, 1997 at 8:43 AM
Success
Primary payload
Cassini
Mission details
NASA's large strategic science missions or large strategic missions, formerly known as Flagship missions or Flagship-class missions, are the costliest and most capable NASA science spacecraft. Flagship missions exist within all four divisions of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD): the astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics and planetary science divisions.
Aug 22, 1975 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#4,181
LMT Mission
#29
Pad Launch
#45
Location Launch
#535
Designator
1997-061
Launch Window
NET
Oct 15, 1997, 8:43 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Oct 15, 1997, 4:43 AM
Total Launches
1,111
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Frequently asked questions
Cape Canaveral SFS