Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum | Titan IV(401)B K-33 Centaur Cassini Composite Tape (1997) @ccspacemuseum | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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 is a composite of various footage from February through June 1997.
According to a document included in the source VHS cassette, the events shown in the video are:
* C-5 arrival and offload of Titan-Centaur 21
* Centaur offload from C-5 and move to Vertical Integration Building (VIB)
* K-33 Centaur skirt erection in VIB Cell 3
* K-33 Cassini erection in VIB Cell 3
* Offload of first and second stage Titan at Skid Strip
* K-33 First stage erection at VIB
* K-33 Second stage erection at VIB
* K-33 Second stage mated to first stage at VIB
* Titan rollout from VIB to Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility (SMARF)
* Titan rollout to Launch Complex 40
* Titan Centaur erection
* Titan rollour to Launch Complex 40
* Cassini Centaur erection
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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 is a composite of various footage from February through June 1997.
According to a document included in the source VHS cassette, the events shown in the video are:
* C-5 arrival and offload of Titan-Centaur 21
* Centaur offload from C-5 and move to Vertical Integration Building (VIB)
* K-33 Centaur skirt erection in VIB Cell 3
* K-33 Cassini erection in VIB Cell 3
* Offload of first and second stage Titan at Skid Strip
* K-33 First stage erection at VIB
* K-33 Second stage erection at VIB
* K-33 Second stage mated to first stage at VIB
* Titan rollout from VIB to Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility (SMARF)
* Titan rollout to Launch Complex 40
* Titan Centaur erection
* Titan rollour to Launch Complex 40
* Cassini Centaur erection
Visit our web site at www.afspacemuseum.org. We're on Twitter at @afspacemuseum.
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