Status
Success
Echo 1A
Launch Time
Fri Aug 12, 1960 09:39 UTC
Fri Aug 12, 1960 09:39 UTC
Relaunch of the failed Echo 1
Rocket
Mission Details
Echo 1A
Echo 1A was a 30m wide sphere made of mylar and was designed as a passive reflector for the transmission of TV, radio and telephone signals.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 56.0 kg
Elliptical
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1960
18th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Delta
2nd mission
2nd mission of 1960
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission