Cassini Quick Facts
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Some key numbers for Cassini's Grand Finale and final plunge into Saturn.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Cassini By the Numbers
2.5 million commands executed
4.9 billion miles traveled since launch (7.9 billion kilometers)
635 GB science data collected
~4,000 science papers published
6 named moons discovered
294 orbits completed
162 targeted flybys of Saturn's moons
453,048 images taken
27 nations participated
360 engine burns completed