<P> The exploration of Saturn has been solely performed by crewless probes . Three missions were flybys , which formed an extended foundation of knowledge about the system . The Cassini -- Huygens spacecraft , launched in 1997 , was in orbit from 2004 to 2017 . </P>
<P> The exploration of Saturn has been solely performed by crewless probes . Three missions were flybys , which formed an extended foundation of knowledge about the system . The Cassini -- Huygens spacecraft , launched in 1997 , was in orbit from 2004 to 2017 . </P>
when was saturn last visited by a spacecraft
when was saturn last visited by a spacecraft
2017
2017