Request ECHO 1

[flying coffin]

From the AEHF-1 thread:

This launch will fall in the same week as the 50th anniversary of Echo 1, the very first communications satellite.

Echo 1 would be cool, and would go along with the 50th anniversary Sputnik and Exporer 1. I remember seeing Echo 1 in the sky as a kid.
I looked in orbithangar, but did not see and Echo 1 add-on. There is a
Thor add-on [ame="http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1920"]Thor Family[/ame]

It has Telstar and Tiros.

Here's a pic of the actual launch vehicle I believe.

 

[N_Molson]

Do you have close-ups pics of the satellite ? I could be interested.

 

[Star Voyager]

Here you are:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1738.html

 

[Alexw95]

HOLY CRAP that thing is big!

 

[N_Molson]

30.5 meters diameter, for only 66 kilograms, skin in Mylar (polyester), helium inflated

That was an interesting concept. Maybe future inflatable space stations will revive it ?

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So, basically, it would look like more or less like that once in orbit (no textures yet).



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I will Velcro the whole rocket, it will be more practical than multistage1 Entirely redid the 3rd stage (Altair).

 

[Star Voyager]

Here's the NASA 50th anniversary video, which at 30 seconds shows the thing inflating:

 

[TheMineGamer32]

But the Thor Family addon also includes the Echo 1