Echo 2

General

Designation	00740 / 64004A
Launch date	25 Jan 1964
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications and geodesy
Perigee/Apogee	1030/1315 km
Inclination	81.5°
Period	108.8 min
Launch vehicle	Thor Agena
Launch site	Vandenberg
Mass at launch	256 kg

Plastic 41 m ball covered 2 aluminum sheets with a mylar sheet in between.

Decay

7 Sep 1969

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