Oct. 19, 2004

Donald Savage 
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1727)

Carolina Martinez
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
(Phone: 818/354-9382)

NOTE TO EDITORS: n04-165

NASA ANNOUNCES CASSINI TITAN FLYBY COVERAGE

NASA Announces Cassini Titan Flyby Coverage 

Saturn's smog-cloaked moon Titan will be examined up close by the 
Cassini spacecraft next Tuesday. Cassini will fly by Titan at 1,200 
kilometers (745 miles). In the close flyby, which is about 250 times 
closer than its flyby in July, Cassini's radar will be used for first 
time to image the cloud-shrouded Titan. 

TELEVISED EVENTS AND PRESS CONFERENCES:

Friday, Oct. 22
--Live satellite interviews on NASA TV, 3 to 7 p.m. EDT

Monday, Oct. 25 
--Listen-and-log-on workshop on Titan science objectives, noon to 1 
p.m. EDT. Reporters may attend or participate on line by calling the 
JPL Media Relations Office at: 818/354-5011 for attendance or dial-in 
information. Supporting images and graphics will be posted on the Web 
at the start of the workshop, at: 



www.jpl.nasa.gov/media/cassini-102504

Tuesday, Oct. 26
--Live NASA TV commentary on first Titan pictures from the flyby, 9:30 
p.m. to 3 a.m. EDT. The program will air in several segments.

Wednesday, Oct. 27
--News briefing, quick look at initial images, noon to 1 p.m. EDT
--Live satellite interviews on NASA TV, 3 to 7 p.m. EDT

Thursday, Oct. 28
-- News briefing, science results, noon to 1 p.m. EDT

Friday, Oct. 29
-- Listen-and-log-on news briefing, summary of science findings, noon 
to 1 p.m. EDT.
On-site reporters may ask questions. Off-site reporters who would like 
to participate in the briefing should call the JPL Media Relations 
Office at: 818/354-5011 for dial-in information. Supporting Images 
and graphics will be posted on the Web at the start of the briefing 
at: 



www.jpl.nasa.gov/media/cassini-102904

NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in the continental 
U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude. 
The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is 
monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on 
AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The 
frequency is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is 
monaural at 6.80 MHz. A full schedule of live news briefings is 
available on the NASA TV site at 



http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html

Audio only of NASA TV coverage of the press conferences and commentary 
sessions will be available by calling: 321/867-1220/1240/260/7135.

Extensive information on the Cassini-Huygens mission including an 
electronic copy of the press kit, press releases, fact sheets, status 
reports, briefing schedule and images, are available on the Internet 
at 



http://www.nasa.gov/cassini 

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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

	
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