Place

Cassini's Earth perigee, 18 August 1999

flyby perigee (ground point)

Flyby perigee (ground point)0

Note

The point on the ground beneath Cassini at closest approach (1999-08-18 03:28:26 UTC), over the eastern South Pacific, computed from JPL Horizons' reconstructed trajectory (sub-observer point, geodetic; distance 7,549 km from Earth's centre). Acedo (2017) tabulates the same perigee's geocentric latitude.

Happened here 1

Cassini passes at 1,175 km; about 2 mm/s found after thruster corrections

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Cassini's Earth perigee, 18 August 1999 [Place PLC0CWYE7SG3QK3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE7SG3QK3

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0cwye7sg3qk3,
  title     = {Cassini's Earth perigee, 18 August 1999},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0CWYE7SG3QK3},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE7SG3QK3}
}