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Space Debris: Delta 2 rocket Tank

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-sat99-00117

Date

2011-03-08

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.