Thor SLV-2 Agena B
SuccessEcho 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC – Saturday, Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Echo 2
Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The Echo 2 spacecraft was a 41-m balloon of aluminum foil-mylar laminate. Echo 2 was designed as a rigidized passive communications spacecraft for testing propagation, tracking, and communication techniques.
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