List of Solar System Probes - Saturn Probes

Saturn Probes

Spacecraft Organization Date Type Status Notes Image Ref
Pioneer 11 NASA 1 September 1979 flyby success previously visited Jupiter
Voyager 1 NASA 12 November 1980 flyby success previously visited Jupiter
Voyager 2 NASA 5 August 1981 flyby success previously visited Jupiter, went on to visit Uranus and Neptune
Cassini NASA/
ESA/
ASI
1 July 2004 – orbiter success also performed flybys of a number of Saturn's moons, and deployed the Huygens Titan lander; first spacecraft to orbit Saturn

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