Saturn

Upcoming
This part or feature is not in the game, but could be added in a future update, version 1.8.

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These are ideas from official sources for a future release.
They may or might be implemented.

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Planets Expansion Required
Some or all of the features on this page requires the Planets Expansion in-app purchase.

Saturn
Base Data
Radius	2911.6 kilometers
Gravity	10.44 m/s²
Timewarp Height	~65 kilometers (?)
Color	Yellow, light brown
Atmospheric Data
Atmospheric height	~90 kilometers (?)
Atmospheric density	0.007 (1.4 bar)
Curve	TBD
Upper atmosphere	~40-80 kilometers (?)
Orbit Data
Semi-major axis	42026000 kilometers (?)
Eccentricity	0.0565 (?)
Argument of periapsis	339.392 (?)
SOI radius	~2,000,000 kilometers (?)

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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is the second-largest planet, with only Jupiter being larger. It may have seven moons, correlating to Saturn’s seven spherical moons. It also has a distinct ring system, which may also be added when it’s released. It will most likely be added in the 1.8 update and could require the Planets Expansion DLC to include it in the game.

Saturn, similarly to Jupiter and the Sun, will likely be scripted so a rocket cannot “land” on it and will instead sink into the planet indefinitely.

Atmosphere

Saturn’s atmosphere is thick and will most likely have a beige hue with blue in its upper atmosphere. Its atmosphere is likely going to be 80–100 kilometers thick. Similar to Jupiter, Saturn will probably destroy parachutes in its upper atmosphere as well as the spacecraft itself.

Due to the high pressure as well as the thickness of its atmosphere, it will destroy the spacecraft no matter if it has a heat shield or not.

Terrain

Due to Saturn being a gas giant, it has no solid surface. Meaning that if your rocket tries to land on it, it will simply sink into the core of Saturn.

Natural satellites

See Moons of Saturn for a semi-complete list.

Since Saturn hasn’t officially been released, it’s unknown how many moons it’ll have. However, it’s thought that Saturn will have 7 to 8 moons—Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, and possibly Hyperion.

Mimas is the innermost moon of Saturn, plastered with craters (it looks like the Death Star); Enceladus has a jagged icy surface with water plumes; Tethys is a moon plastered with craters; and Dione has a smooth, rocky surface. Hyperion is one of the largest irregularly shaped moons; it looks like a sponge, and it tumbles through space.

Rhea, Titan, and Iapetus also have interesting properties listed here (in order). Rhea was speculated to have a faint ring system, but this has been disproven; Titan has a thick orange atmosphere with lakes of liquid methane and ethane; and Iapetus has a brown and white side with an equatorial ridge.

It’s still unknown how many moons Saturn will have in the game, with answers ranging from 4 to 9.

What to do on Saturn?

When it’s released, Saturn will have multiple uses. Such as gravity assistance, moon exploration, and many others.

Gravity assists

Saturn, once it gets unveiled, will likely have a strong gravitational force of around 10.4 m/s², which is a little stronger than Earth's. Because of this, it will be useful for gravity to send spacecraft to other planets, such as Uranus or Neptune.

Orbital probes

You can put a probe in orbit around Saturn and replicate the Cassini–Huygens mission. You can also make your own probe if you wanted to.

Grand Tour

If you want to replicate the Voyager missions, then Jupiter and Saturn would be ideal for such missions. Especially if you have wanted to before.

Continuation

You can also build space stations, return missions, etc., but it may cost a lot of time and fuel in order to do so. Despite this, there will definitely be a lot more to do.

Gallery

The Saturnian System

Mimas

Enceladus

Dione

Titan

Rhea

Tethys

Iapetus

Hyperion

(The images shown above aren’t official, and come from Addon 2.03)

Trivia

• In real life, Saturn has a total of 274 moons, making it have the most moons in the solar system after Jupiter, which has a mere 95.
• Saturn, like the other gas & ice giants, is mainly composed of hydrogen, helium, & methane.
• Since Saturn isn’t an official part of the game yet, you can only make it via the Planet Editor.
• Saturn is the only planet with a visible ring system.
• In order for Saturn to be a star, it would require around 270 times more mass.
• Saturn is probably going to be added in the 1.8 update.
• Saturn's rings are made by adding rings to the atmosphere texture and changing the atmosphere gradient height so that it matches the desired height of the rings.