Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2

Name: Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2
Start: 1964-01-25T13:59:04Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: January 25, 1964 at 01:59 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Communications