United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2
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United States Air Force's 179th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 297th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 25, 13:59 – Jan 25, 13:59 UTC
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Echo 2
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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