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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925H-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Messenger
Launched
August 3, 2004
Summary
Messenger launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925H-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 3, 2004. It was United States Air Force's 1,063rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,669th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7925H-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925H-9.5 · United States Air ForceDiscovery Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta II 7925H-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,063rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,669th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- Messenger · NORAD 28391 · left Earth orbit August 3, 2004
Delta 307 · re-entered May 2, 2005
Delta 307 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit August 3, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
123rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 626th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Messenger launch?
Messenger launched on August 3, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Messenger?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Messenger?
Delta II 7925H-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925H-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Messenger launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Messenger going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Messenger launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Messenger part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program