Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 7925H
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
CC / SLC17B
Outcome
Success
Flight
D307
COSPAR Designator
2004-030
Mission
Messenger (Planetary Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 7925H-9.5
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
1063 (6 YTD)
Site launches
626 (8 YTD)
Pad launches
123 (3 YTD)