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Titan Flyby 9 (T-9): Dec. 26, 2005

During Cassini's Dec. 26 flyby of Titan, the spacecraft will be in the same region that NASA's Voyager 1 flew by in 1980.
During Cassini's Dec. 26 flyby of Titan, the spacecraft will be in the same region that NASA's Voyager 1 flew by in 1980.

During Cassini's Dec. 26 flyby of Titan, the spacecraft will be in the same region that NASA's Voyager 1 flew by in 1980. Cassini's path through the tail of Titan's magnetic field will provide scientists new data to compare with what Voyager found 25 years ago.

Titan Flyby at a Glance

Date
Dec. 26, 2005 (18:59 SCET)

Distance
6469 miles (10,410 km)

Speed (rel. to Titan)
12,530 mph (5.6 km/sec)

Phase
67 deg