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Cassini Probe Burning for Venus
News story originally written on December 2, 1998
A picture of the Cassini probe before launch
Click on image for full size (259K JPEG)
Image courtesy of NASA
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The Cassini Spacecraft will fire its engine
tonight to change its course. It will start firing on December 2nd at
10:00 p.m. PST, which is December 3rd at 0600 GMT. You can watch
Cassini's speed change right as the engine fires. Just follow the link
from the Cassini Mission
Homepage.
The spacecraft needs to slow down by 452 m/s. Then it will pass near
Venus for a gravity
assist on its way to Saturn.
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Cassini Mission Homepage
Cassini Probe Burning for Venus
News story originally written on December 2, 1998
A picture of the Cassini probe before launch
Click on image for full size (259K JPEG)
Image courtesy of NASA
|
The Cassini spacecraft will fire its engine
tonight for a major course correction. The maneuver will begin December
2nd at 10:00 p.m. PST (December 3rd at 0600 GMT). You will be able to see
Cassini's speed change live while the engine burns. Just follow the link
from the Cassini Mission
Homepage.
The spacecraft will fire its engine to slow its speed by 452 m/s. This
will allow Cassini to pass near Venus for a gravity assist on its way to
Saturn.
|
Cassini Mission Homepage
Cassini Probe Burning for Venus
News story originally written on December 2, 1998
A picture of the Cassini probe before launch
Click on image for full size (259K JPEG)
Image courtesy of NASA
|
The Cassini spacecraft will conduct a major
course correction (called a deep space maneuver, or DSM) on December 2nd
at 10:00 p.m. PST (December 3rd at 0600 GMT). You will be able to see
Cassini's speed change live during the DSM. Just follow the link from the
Cassini Mission Homepage.
The spacecraft will fire its engine to slow its speed relative to the sun
by 452 m/s. This will allow Cassini to rendezvous with Venus for a gravity assist on its way to
Saturn.
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Cassini Mission Homepage
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