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Titan IIIE | Sphinx (Titan IIIE Maiden Flight)

Lockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Sphinx (Titan IIIE maiden flight)
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIE Centaur rocket.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
Centaur LOX turbopump malfunction. RSO destruct at T+742 seconds.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Titan IIIE
Family
Titan
Variant
E
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York