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Space Debris: Delta 2 rocket Tank

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sat99-00117

Image Size 300 DPI: 50 * 40 cm

This is the main propellant tank of the second stage of a Delta 2 launch vehicle which landed near Georgetown, TX, on 22 January 1997, after nine months in Earth-orbit. This approximately 250 kg tank is primarily a stainless steel structure and survived reentry relatively intact.

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1997 - DELTA II - EARTH - EXTERNAL TANK - HUMAN - PERSON - ROCKET - SCALE - SPACE - SPACE DEBRIS - TEXAS - USA -