MESSENGER

MESSENGER by NASA, launched in 2004: interactive 3D trajectory, a timeline you can scrub and the key events of the mission.

• Launch: 3 August 2004
• Agency: NASA
• Destination: Venus, Mercury

Key events

• 2 August 2005: Earth flyby
• 24 October 2006: Venus flyby
• 5 June 2007: Venus flyby
• 14 January 2008: Mercury flyby
• 18 March 2011: Mercury orbit insertion
• 30 April 2015: Impact on Mercury

All missions