NSSDCA ID: ECHOX
The Echo A-10 spacecraft was a 100-foot passive reflector sphere that was intended to be used is a series of communications experiments. During the coast period, the attitude control jets on the second stage failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Launch Date: 1960-05-13
Launch Vehicle: Thor-Delta
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 56.2 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office