MESSENGER (Discovery 8)

USA


International Sat. nº:

USA satellite nº:

MESSENGER = MErcury Surface, Space ENvironmet, GEochemistry and Ranging.

Launch data:

Designation  28391 / 04030A
Launch date  03 Aug 2004 - 06:15:56 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-17B
Launch vehicle  Delta 7925H (#D307)
Mission  Mercury probe
Heliocentric orbit
Perihelion / Aphelion  
Incl. to ecliptic  °
Period   min


Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Operator NASA
Platform  
Mass at launch  1066 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Descent date:  30 Apr 2015 (crashed into Mercury)
Cause:  Running out of fuel
Lifetime: days

Messenger ass.


Messeger det.



Description:

Mission details:


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