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Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIE Centaur rocket. The Helios, Viking and Voyager space probes were later launched using this rocket.

Sphinx
Sphinx
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Plasma High Voltage Interaction Experiment
Spacecraft typeSatellite
Expedition
BeganFebruary 11, 1974
Start of mission
RocketTitan IIIE Centaur
 

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 launched with the Viking Dynamic Simulator.[1]

SPHINX stood for Space Plasma High Voltage Interaction Experiment.[1] It was designed to test high-voltage equipment in outer space.[1]


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References


  1. "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. "Titan/Centaur failure is severe setback for NASA". New Scientist. February 21, 1974. Retrieved March 2, 2022.



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SPHINX (Space Plasma High-Voltage Interaction Experiment) ist die Bezeichnung eines amerikanischen Testsatelliten der NASA.[1]
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