Re: Rocket fuel tank crashed in Brasil last weekend?

From: Tristan Cools (tristan.cools@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 26 2008 - 11:20:38 UTC

  • Next message: Marco Langbroek: "Re: Rocket fuel tank crashed in Brasil last weekend?"

    Hi Marco,
    
    Although similar tanks have been recovered after reentry, I think the
    following page from Paul Maley shows some interesting similar finds of
    such tanks.
    Maybe an Atlas rocket tank according to this page:
    
    http://www.eclipsetours.com/sat/debris.html
    
    Greetings,
    Tristan Cools
    BWGS
    
    
    
    2008/3/26, Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl>:
    > Hi all,
    >
    >  Interesting post on he Bad Astronomers blog:
    >
    >  http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/03/25/what-object-fell-on-brazil/
    >
    >  This clearly is a r/b fuel tank. I wonder whether it is a part of 2007-046B, the
    >  Centaur R/B of the Global SATCOM launch in October 2007.
    >
    >  - Marco
    >
    >  PS: hydrazine, anyone...?  ;-)
    >
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    >  Cospar 4353 (Leiden):   52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL
    >  Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL
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