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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 1d 14hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Messenger
Delta II 7925H-9.5United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Tuesday, August 3, 2004 · 06:15 AM UTC
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
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.446°N
- Longitude
- 80.566°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
06:15 AM UTC - 06:15 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
