Planetary Science
MESSENGER
DecayedPlanetary ScienceMercury
The most massive artificial objects to reach space (LEO) or beyond including space stations. Spacecraft may change mass over time such as by use of propellant.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 3, 2004 at 06:15 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta II 7925H-9.5 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Messenger
- Launch record
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Trajectory
- Regime
- Interplanetary — Mercury
- Reference body
- Mercury
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2004-030A
- NORAD catalog №
- 28391
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- April 30, 2015
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- April 30, 2015
- Time in service
- 10.7 years
- Fate
- Mission ended at Mercury.
- Final status
- Decayed