CASSINI AT SATURN - Saturn Tour Dates  

This page contains the Saturn tour dates from 2004. Information on this page is subject to change.

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Date Orbit Activity Description
Jun-11-2004 0 Close Flyby (altitude = 2,071 km; 1,287 mi) of moon Phoebe
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 68,000 km; 42,000 mi) of moon Polydeuces
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 52,000 km; 32,000 mi) of moon Calypso
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 51,000 km; 32,000 mi) of moon Methone
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 76,000 km; 48,000 mi) of moon Mimas
Jun-30-2004 0 Protective measures to ensure safe passage through area of increased Ring particle concentration. High gain antenna used like umbrella to shield Cassini.
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini passage through Ring plane [South to North] (160,000 km; 100,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Jun-30-2004 0 SOI burn start, DV= 626 m/s, duration = 01:36:20 (hh:mm:ss)
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 90,000 km; 56,000 mi) of moon Pandora
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 68,000 km; 42,000 mi) of moon Janus
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini views the Earth as it passes behind Saturn's Rings
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini views the Sun as it passes behind Saturn's Rings
Jun-30-2004 0 Closest distance (78,000 km; 49,000 mi) to Saturn on rev number 0
Jun-30-2004 0 SOI burn end
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini views the Earth as it passes behind Saturn
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini views the Sun as it passes behind Saturn
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 107,000 km; 67,000 mi) of moon Prometheus
Jun-30-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 58,000 km; 36,000 mi) of moon Pan
Jun-30-2004 0 Protective measures to ensure safe passage through area of increased Ring particle concentration. High gain antenna used like umbrella to shield Cassini.
Jun-30-2004 0 Cassini passage through Ring plane [North to South] (160,000 km; 100,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Jul-02-2004 0 Distant Flyby (altitude = 339,000 km; 211,000 mi) of moon Titan
Jul-03-2004 0 Cassini short engine burn number 1 to stay on course
Jul-17-2004 0 Cassini short engine burn number 1A to stay on course
Aug-23-2004 0 Cassini short engine burn number 2 to stay on course
Aug-27-2004 a Farthest distance (9,100,000 km; 5,700,000 mi) from Saturn. Start rev a.
Sep-07-2004 a Cassini short engine burn number 3 to stay on course
Oct-22-2004 a Cassini short engine burn number 4 to stay on course
Oct-26-2004 a Close Flyby (altitude = 1,174 km; 729 mi) of moon Titan
Oct-26-2004 a Cassini passage through Ring plane [South to North] (1,180,000 km; 730,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Oct-28-2004 a Closest distance (374,000 km; 232,000 mi) to Saturn on rev a
Oct-28-2004 a Cassini passage through Ring plane [North to South] (490,000 km; 300,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Oct-28-2004 a Cassini short engine burn number 5 to stay on course
Nov-20-2004 a Cassini short engine burn number 6 to stay on course
Nov-21-2004 b Farthest distance (4,700,000 km; 2,900,000 mi) from Saturn. Start rev b.
Dec-09-2004 b Cassini short engine burn number 7 to stay on course
Dec-13-2004 b Close Flyby (altitude = 1,192 km; 741 mi) of moon Titan
Dec-13-2004 b Cassini views the Sun as it passes behind the moon Titan
Dec-13-2004 b Cassini passage through Ring plane [South to North] (1,140,000 km; 710,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Dec-14-2004 b Distant Flyby (altitude = 72,000 km; 45,000 mi) of moon Dione
Dec-14-2004 b Distant Flyby (altitude = 107,000 km; 66,000 mi) of moon Mimas
Dec-14-2004 b Closest distance (290,000 km; 180,000 mi) to Saturn on rev b
Dec-15-2004 b Cassini passage through Ring plane [North to South] (350,000 km; 220,000 mi wrt Saturn)
Dec-16-2004 b Cassini short engine burn number 8 to stay on course
Dec-22-2004 b Cassini short engine burn number 9 to stay on course
Dec-24-2004 b At entry interface - 20.3 d
Dec-27-2004 b Cassini short engine burn number 10 to stay on course
Dec-31-2004 c Farthest distance (3,600,000 km; 2,200,000 mi) from Saturn. Start rev c.
Dec-31-2004 c Distant Flyby (altitude = 123,000 km; 77,000 mi) of moon Iapetus