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Cassini-Huygens

Titan IVB/CentaurLockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 40
Wednesday, October 15, 1997 · 08:43 AM UTC
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Mission Brief

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

PayloadCassini-Huygens
OrbitUnknown
CustomerNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

08:43 AM UTC - 08:43 AM UTC

Vehicle

Titan IVB/Centaur

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches80
Successes77

Provider

Lockheed Martin

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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