Titan IIIE | Sphinx (Titan IIIE Maiden Flight)
Status: Failure | Launched: Feb 11, 1974 13:48 UTC
Failure reason: Centaur LOX turbopump malfunction. RSO destruct at T+742 seconds.
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
- Rocket: Titan IIIE — Titan family
Mission
Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIE Centaur rocket.
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: High Earth Orbit (HEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-08T05:00:58.543402+00:00.