In orbitDebris

ECHO 1 DEB [METAL OBJ]

NORAD: 51
COSPAR: 1960-009C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Kaiser-Fleetwings
Owner: NASA Langley Research Center
Platform (bus): Echo Canister
Mass at launch: 5 kg
Dry mass: 5 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 0.7 m
Shape: Dome

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1960-08-12
Rocket: Thor Delta
Flight: Echo 1
Mission name: A-11
Launch site: CC, LC17A
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1960 IOT

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1960 IOT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1960-08-12
Period: 118.2 min
Inclination: 47.22°
Apogee: 1,687 km
Perigee: 1,512 km
Radar cross-section: 0.5289 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 50)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit