NSSDCA ID: CNTRFLT
The Centaur Proof Flight was a launch vehicle development test of the Titan 3E/Centaur (TC-1) rocket. It carried a simulated Viking spacecraft and Sphinx. The liquid oxygen boost pump failed to operate during the Centaur starts. The destruct command was sent 748 seconds after liftoff.
Launch Date: 1974-02-11
Launch Vehicle: Titan-Centaur
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
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