MESSENGER
MESSENGER was the spacecraft that became the first to orbit Mercury. It launched on 2004-08-03 and operated until its mission-ending impact on 2015-04-30.
Identity
- Aliases
- MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
- Name
- MESSENGER
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- MESSENGER was the spacecraft that became the first to orbit Mercury. It launched on 2004-08-03 and operated until its mission-ending impact on 2015-04-30.
- First Flight Date
- 2004-08-03
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/messenger/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:21:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:21:10 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2015-04-30
- Vehicle Code
- MESSENGER