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Echo 1

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1960 IOT 1Launched 8/12/1960

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Echo 1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta
Launch Date: 8/12/1960
Last Contact: 1/1/1960

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,600.5 km
Inclination: 47.24 deg
Dry Mass: 60 kg
Total Mass: 75 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Langley Research Center
Manufacturer: G T Schjeldahl Inc.

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1960 IOT 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.001