Delta II | Messenger

Delta II | Messenger

Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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Messenger

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.

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Delta II 7925H-9.5


Height 38.90 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 2190 kg

Liftoff Thrust 0 kN

Diameter 2.40 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 286 Tonnes


Launch Success 3

Consecutive Success 3

Maiden Flight 2003-07-08

Launch Failures 0


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Discovery Program

The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be more focused on a specific scientific goal rather than serving a general purpose.

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