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Messenger - NASA Satellite

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft orbited Mercury for more than four years. Among its accomplishments, the mission determined Mercury’s surface composition, revealed its geological history, discovered details about its internal magnetic field, and verified its

Messenger Mission Information

Mission Details

NameMessenger
Launch DateAugust 03, 2004
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleDelta 7925H
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B, Florida
CollaborationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Satellite Details

ApplicationTo study Mercury Orbit
Scientific InstrumentMercury Dual Imaging System, Gamma-ray Spectrometer, Neutron Spectrometer, X-ray Spectrometer, Magnetometer, Mercury Laser Altimeter, Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer, Energetic Particle and Plasma Spectrometer
Mass2443 Pounds (1107.9 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA
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