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ECHO 2 (A-12)

NORAD 740 · Payload · Reentered 1969-06-07

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Launched
1964-01-25 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Communications
Mass
278 kg
Size
41 × 41 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
465 × 522 km
Inclination
81.4°
Period
94.3 min
Eccentricity
0.0042
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.