Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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On October 15, 1997, a Titan IV(401)B with a Centaur upper stage launched the K-33 mission from Cape Canaveral's Launch Pad 40. The payload was NASA's Cassini Huygens spacecraft. The mission flew past Jupiter collecting data, then went on to Saturn. The Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon Titan, while Cassini orbited Saturn studying the planet, its ring and moons.

The original VHS cassette came with a typewritten sheet listing the contents with a date for the footage. According to the list:

C5 arrival, offload of Titan Centaur 21 at CCAS for K-33 (5 mins. 2/1/97)

Centaur offload from C-5 and moved to the VIB (4 mins. 2/1/97)


K-33 erection of TC-21 skirt into VIB Cell 3 (erection of hardware into bldg.) (3 minus. 2/3/97)


K-33 Cassini erection of TC-21 into VIB Cell 3 (7 mins. 2/5/97)

Offload of first and second stage Titan Cassini, Skid Strip (3 mins. 2/14/1997)

K-33 Cassini First Stage erection at the VIB (4 mins. 4/14/1997)

K-33 Titan Cassini Second Stage mated to First Stage at the VIB (7 mins. 4/16/97)

K-33 Titan vehicle rollout from the VIB to the SMARF (7 mins. 5/15/97)

Titan K-33 Cassini rollout to Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station for Saturn Launch (6 mins. 20 sec. 5/30/97)

Titan K-33 Cassini-Centaur erection (8 mins. 35 seconds 6/20/97)


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