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Sphinx (Titan IIIE Maiden Flight)

Titan IIIE

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Failure

Mission


Sphinx (Titan IIIE maiden flight)

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: High Earth Orbit

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

Location


Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 111 rockets, including 111 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 941 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 41

Rocket


Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE

Titan IIIE

Agency


Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM’s in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA’s return to the moon in 2024.

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