Cassini’s Final Orbit Around Saturn

From 5th September until 12th September the Cassini space craft will complete its 292 orbit around start since it started its first in 2004. After 15th September when you look up at Saturn in the sky there will no longer be a spacecraft in orbit.

Illustration of the trajectory of the final plunge into Saturn (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Click here for more information about the last few orbits of Cassini.