Cassini

Liftoff!

A golden spacecraft is shown above the yellow-brown orb of Saturn and its rings.
On October 15, 1997, the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft was launched on an almost 7-year journey to the Saturn system. On its way, Cassini– Huygens passes Venus (twice), Earth, and Jupiter — arriving at the Saturn system in 2004.
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