Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIECentaur rocket. It was launched on February 11, 1974 from a Titan IIIE Centaur. However, the rocket did not reach Earth orbit[1] because the second stage failed to ignite, at which point the range safety officer ordered the rocket destroyed.[2] The satellite was destroyed along with its support, the launched with the Viking Dynamic Simulator.[1]
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