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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.

This video shows Cassini processing in Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF). According to the title cards, the contents are:

Cassini Moved in High Bay, Jul 9, 1997

Cassini Optical Instrument Installed on Vehicle, Jul 8, 1997


Cassini Huygens Probe Heat Shield Installation (Top Shield), Jul 10, 1997


Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) Move to PHSF for Fit Check, Jul 18, 1997

Cassini RTG's Fit Check Removal, Jul 19, 1997

Cassini Huygens Probe Installation, Jul 21, 1997

No Description, Jul 22, 1997


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