RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 12, 1960, 09:39
- Launch designation
- 1960 IOT
- Mission
- A-11
- Flight name
- Echo 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 270/D002
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 2,147 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.085 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo 1 | 1960 IOT 1NORAD 49 | NASA Langley Research Center | Communications | 75 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 24, 1968 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.