ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ) at a glance.

Uptime

23593

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

47.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)

International designator: 1960-009C

Object number (NORAD): 51

Object ID (CCSDS): 51

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 118.192 minutes

Inclination: 47.2158 deg

SMA: 7977.844 km

Apoapsis: 1686.871 km

Periapsis: 1512.547 km

RAAN: 25.5144 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0109255

Argument of periapsis: 276.6186 deg

Mean anomaly: 82.2177 deg

Mean motion: 12.18356767 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000099 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.00014229 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: March 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: March 16, 2025, 12:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ)

TLE line 1: 1 00051U 60009C 25075.52240743 -.00000099 00000-0 -14229-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00051 47.2158 25.5144 0109255 276.6186 82.2177 12.18356767875377

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ).

Associated space 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 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.

ECHO 1 DEB (METAL OBJ) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta | Echo 1’, on board a Thor Delta space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 12, 1960, 9:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.

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Launch to space Thor Delta | Echo 1
Thor Delta | Echo 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 12, 1960, 9:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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