MESSENGER Mercury-Orbiter Spacecraft
MESSENGER was NASA’s Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, launched in 2004 and operated until its mission ended in 2015.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
- Family Name
- MESSENGER
- Full Name
- MESSENGER Mercury-Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- MESSENGER was NASA’s Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, launched in 2004 and operated until its mission ended in 2015.
- First Flight Year
- 2,004
- Last Flight Year
- 2,015
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/messenger/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:04:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:04:09 UTC