flown missionSuccess

Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAJan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Echo 2
Type: Communications
Target 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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC
Window opens: Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC
Window closes: Jan 25, 1964, 13:59 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:18 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Family: Thor
Variant: SLV-2 Agena B
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 34.7516, -120.6192