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Echo 2

Thor SLV-2 Agena BUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E
Saturday, January 25, 1964 · 01:59 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Thor SLV-2 Agena B

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches1078
Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadEcho 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.752°N
Longitude
120.619°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

01:59 PM UTC - 01:59 PM UTC

Delay History

1
Jan 25Jan 25Success → Success

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