Delta II
SuccessMessenger · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Aug 3, 2004, 06:15 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Aug 3, 2004, 06:15 UTC – Tuesday, Aug 3, 2004, 06:15 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Messenger
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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