Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
The Echo 1A spacecraft was a 30.48 m diameter balloon of mylar polyester film 0.0127 mm thick. The spacecraft was designed as a passive communications reflector for transcontinental and intercontinental telephone (voice), radio, and television signals. It had 107.9 MHz beacon transmitters for…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta
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MissionCommunications · Elliptical
Communications · Elliptical
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECHO 1 1960-009A | Payload | re-entered 1968-05-24 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1960-009B | Rocket body | 1501 × 1682 km · 47.2° | Globe |
| ECHO 1 DEB [METAL OBJ] 1960-009C | Debris | 1512 × 1687 km · 47.2° | Globe |
| ECHO 1 DEB [MYLAR OBJ] 1960-009D | Debris | 1494 × 1711 km · 47.4° | Globe |
| ECHO 1 DEB [METAL OBJ] 1960-009E | Debris | 1526 × 1681 km · 47.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1960-009. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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