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1. 2004 22 years ago

   Messenger — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Messenger

   • Space transportation

   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.

2. 2011 15 years ago

   MESSENGER enters orbit around Mercury

   Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › , type: Orbit insertion

   Mission: MESSENGER

   MESSENGER entered Mercury orbit at 00:45 UT.

3. 2015 11 years ago

   MESSENGER impacts Mercury

   MESSENGER struck Mercury at 19:26 UT after exhausting its propellant.