1999 in Spaceflight - Deep Space Rendezvous

Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks
1 February Galileo 11th flyby of Europa
5 May Galileo 4th flyby of Callisto
24 June Cassini 2nd flyby of Venus Gravity assist; Closest approach: 598 kilometres (372 mi)
30 June Galileo 5th flyby of Callisto
29 July Deep Space 1 Flyby of 9969 Braille
31 July Lunar Prospector Deliberate impact of the Moon
14 August Galileo 6th flyby of Callisto
18 August Cassini Flyby of the Earth Gravity assist; Closest approach: 1,166 kilometres (725 mi)
16 September Galileo 7th flyby of Callisto
23 September Mars Climate Orbiter Burned up in the Martian atmosphere
11 October Galileo 1st flyby of Io
26 November Galileo 2nd flyby of Io
3 December Mars Polar Lander Crash-landed at Planum Australe, Mars
3 December Amundsen and Scott Subprobes lost in Mars Polar Lander crash-landing

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