Thor Delta | Echo 1
Launch information
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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 telemetry purposes. These transmitters were powered by five nickel-cadmium batteries that were charged by 70 solar cells mounted on the balloon. Because of the large area-to-mass ratio of the spacecraft, data for the calculation of atmospheric density and solar pressure could be acquired. The spacecraft was also used to evaluate the technical feasibility of satellite triangulation during the latter portion of its life. Echo 1 failed during the coast period after launch, as the attitude control jets on the second stage failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit. Echo 1A was a successful relaunch.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta | Echo 1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 12, 1960, 9:39 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Echo 1 (Elliptical) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United States Air Force |
Rocket |
Thor Delta |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 17A |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#72
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Location Launch
#40
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Pad Launch
#9
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Agency Launch
#24
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Orbital Launch
#18
Year 1960
Location Launch
#10
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Pad Launch
#4
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Agency Launch
#13
Year 1960
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