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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.
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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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.752°N, 120.619°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
