Cassini: Events 2004 Posted on 10 January 202110 January 2021 By admin Cassini - Huygens SCET (UTC) Event18-05-2004Gravitational force of Saturn exceeds that of Sun. Cassini has entered the Saturn system. (23,174,000 km)27-05-200422:28Trajectory couse maneuvre targeting Cassini for Phoebe flyby. First use of main engine since 199811-06-200419:33(0) Targeted Phoebe flyby (2,071 km)30-06-200422:27(0) Distant Calypso flyby (52,124 km)01-07-200400:30(0) Distant Mimas flyby (76,659 km)01-07-200401:12(0) Start orbit insertion burn01-07-200401:51(0) Distant Janus flyby (67,785 km)01-07-200402:37:45Saturn Arrival (orbit capture)01-07-200402:38(0) Periapsis (78,000 km)01-07-200403:00(0) Ring-plane crossing (North to South) (160,000 km)01-07-200404:00(0) End orbit insertion burn01-07-200404:02(0) Distant Pan flyby (57,654 km)01-07-200405:00(0) Ring-plane crossing (South to North) (160,000 km).01-07-2004(0) Distant Methone flyby (51,000 km)01-07-2004(0) Distant Pandora flyby (90,000 km)01-07-2004(0) Distant Polydeuces flyby (68,000 km)01-07-2004(0) Distant Prometheus flyby (107,000 km)02-07-2004(0) Distant Titan flyby (339,000 km)03-07-2004(0) Trajectory maneuvre 117-07-2004(0) Trajectory maneuvre 1A23-08-2004(0) Trajectory maneuvre 227-08-2004(a) Apoapsis (9,100,000 km)07-09-2004(a) Trajectory maneuvre 322-10-2004(a) Trajectory maneuvre 426-10-2004(a) Ring-plane crossing (South to North) (1,180,000 km)26-10-200415:30(a) Targeted Titan flyby (1174 km)28-10-2004(a) Periapsis (374,000 km)28-10-2004(a) Ring-plane crossing (North to South) (490,000 km)28-10-2004(a) Trajectory maneuvre 520-11-2004(a) Trajectory maneuvre 621-11-2004(b) Apoapsis (4,700,000 km)09-12-2004(b) Trajectory maneuvre 713-12-2004(b) Ring-plane crossing (South to North) (1,140,000 km)13-12-2004(b) Targeted Titan flyby (1192 km)14-12-2004(b) Distant Dione flyby (72,000 km)15-12-200405:00(b) Distant Mimas flyby (107,073 km)15-12-2004(b) Periapsis (290,000 km)15-12-2004(b) Ring-plane crossing (North to South) (350,000 km)17-12-200403:45(b) Trajectory maneuvre 8, aiming Cassini/Huygens directly at Titan22-12-2004(b) Trajectory maneuvre 925-12-200402:00Huygens separation from Cassini28-12-2004(b) Trajectory maneuvre 10 to direct Cassini away from a direct impact on Titan31-12-2004(c) Apoapsis (3,600,000 km)