Sphinx (Titan IIIE Maiden Flight)Titan IIIE Lockheed Martin Launch Status Failure Mon ยท Feb 11th, 1974 9:48 AM EDT Mission Sphinx (Titan IIIE maiden flight) Type: Test Flight 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 209 launches have been at this location. Rocket Titan III Length: 48.8 meters Diameter: 3.05 meters First Launched: February 11, 1974 The Titan III rocket has been launched a total of 7 times with 6 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Lockheed Martin Type: Commercial Abbreviation: LMT Administration: Founded: 1953 Launchers: Titan | Agena Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight Country: USA 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule