The Cassini spacecraft

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:appears_in gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:can gptkb:Huygens_probe
gptkbp:collaboration NASA, ESA, and ASI
gptkbp:communication_system over 450,000 images
gptkbp:completed over 300 orbits of Saturn
gptkbp:conducted over 100 flybys of Titan
gptkbp:discovered_by water-ice plumes on Enceladus
gptkbp:ended_mission_on September 15, 2017
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cassini spacecraft
gptkbp:inspired future missions to outer planets
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in the composition of Saturn's rings
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for its scientific contributions
gptkbp:is_designed_to at least 4 years
gptkbp:is_equipped_with a dust analyzer
a magnetometer
a mass spectrometer
a composite infrared spectrometer
a cosmic dust analyzer
a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar
a imaging science subsystem
a radar instrument
a radio science subsystem
a ultraviolet imaging spectrograph
a visible and infrared mapping spectrometer
a visible light camera
a visual and infrared mapping spectrometer
an infrared spectrometer
gptkbp:is_featured_in numerous documentaries
gptkbp:is_found_in a large lake of liquid methane on Titan
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
October 15, 1997
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
the 1990s
a Titan IVB/ Centaur rocket
gptkbp:measures Saturn's magnetic field
gptkbp:mission_duration 13 years
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Giovanni_Domenico_Cassini
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:operates_in harsh space environments
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:primary_mission study Saturn and its moons
gptkbp:provided detailed images of Saturn's rings
extensive data on the rings
gptkbp:provides_information_on the seasonal changes on Titan
gptkbp:received data about Titan's atmosphere
gptkbp:retired a controlled descent into Saturn
gptkbp:uses gravity assists from Venus, Earth, and Jupiter
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of subsurface ocean on Enceladus
gptkbp:was_a_flagship_mission_of gptkb:NASA's_planetary_exploration_program
gptkbp:was_designed_to_study the rings of Saturn
the moons of Saturn
the atmosphere of Saturn
gptkbp:was_involved_in the discovery of new moons of Saturn
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Cassini-Huygens_mission
gptkbp:was_powered_by radioisotope thermoelectric generators
gptkbp:was_the_first_spacecraft_to deploy a probe to another moon
orbit Saturn