Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Echo 2
Status: Success | Launched: Jan 25, 1964 13:59 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena B — Thor family
Mission
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.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.