flown missionSuccess

Delta II | Messenger

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAug 03, 2004, 06:15 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Messenger
Type: Planetary Science
Target 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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Aug 03, 2004, 06:15 UTC
Window opens: Aug 03, 2004, 06:15 UTC
Window closes: Aug 03, 2004, 06:15 UTC
Last updated: Dec 31, 2023, 12:32 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7925H-9.5
Family: Delta
Variant: 7925H-9.5
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4458, -80.5657