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Messenger
Delta II 7925H-9.5United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Tuesday, August 3, 2004 · 06:15 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging", and a reference to the messenger god Mercury from Roman mythology.
PayloadMessenger
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerDiscovery Program
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.446°N, 80.566°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
