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Cassini: orbit 1 |
Launch of Cassini on Oct. 15, 1997 - Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM#1) on Nov. 9, 1997.
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Cassini: orbit 2 |
TCM#1 - TCM#2 on Feb. 25, 1998.
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Cassini: orbit 3 |
TCM#2 - Venus Swing-by 1 on Apr. 26, 1998.
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Cassini: orbit 4 |
Venus Swing-by 1 - Deep Space Maneuver (DSM) on Dec. 3, 1998.
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Cassini: orbit 5 |
DSM - TCM#6 on Feb. 4, 1999 (several scheduled TCMs were canceled).
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Cassini: orbit 6 |
TCM#6 - TCM#7 on May 18, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 7 |
TCM#7 - Venus Swing-by 2 on June 24, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 8 |
Venus Swing-by 2 - TCM#9 on July 6, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 9 |
TCM#9 - TCM#10 on July 19, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 10 |
TCM#10 - TCM#11 on Aug. 2, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 11 |
TCM#11 - TCM#12 on Aug. 11, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 12 |
TCM#12 - Earth Swing-by on Aug. 18, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 13 |
Earth Swing-by - TCM#13 on Sep. 9, 1999.
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Cassini: orbit 14 |
TCM#13 - Jupiter Swing-by on Dec. 30, 2000.
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Cassini: orbit 15 |
Jupiter Swing-by - Saturn's system on July 1, 2004.
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Cassini: total cruise orbit |
The entire Cassini's interplanetary trajectory: Oct. 15, 1997 - July 1, 2004.
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