Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Aug 3, 2004, 06:15
Weather
Pro