Cassini Successfully Brakes Into Saturn's Orbit

After a successful 96 minute main engine burn, the Cassini spacecraft slowed enough to enter orbit around Saturn. Ground controllers received confirmation of burn completion at 9:12 p.m. PDT Wednesday evening. Due to the distance from Earth, signals from Cassini took approximately 84 minutes to reach ground receiving stations. New images of the ringed giant have already begun flowing in.

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