SPHINX (satellite)
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| Type: | Research satellite |
| Country: |
 United States
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| Operator: |
 NASA
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| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 3610 kg |
| Begin: | February 11, 1974, 13:48 UTC |
| Starting place: | Cape Canaveral , LC-41 |
| Launcher: | Titan IIIE - Centaur |
| Status: | destroyed in case of false start |
| Orbit data | |
| Track height: | did not reach orbit |
SPHINX ( S pace P lasma H igh-voltage In teraction e x periment ) is the name of an American test satellite of NASA . The SPHINX satellite was with a dummy of the Viking -Raumsonde the payload in the test flight of the Titan 3E Centaur - rocket .
With the help of the SPHINX satellite, the influence of the earth's radiation belt on spacecraft should be investigated. SPINX had four experiments on board for this purpose. Various types of solar cells were also exposed to space. However, the satellite was lost when the Titan 3E Centaur suffered a false start due to the failure of the Centaur upper stage.
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- ↑ SPHINX in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)
- ↑ Experiments by SPHINX in the NSSDCA Master Catalog
Web links
- Sphinx in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: SPHINX (English)