• halcyoncmdr@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    Almost surely these are propellant tanks, probably hydrazine which is very nasty shit. Usually those don’t survive intact, because, you know, they hold fuel and oxidizer. They’re a literal self contained bomb.

    Even after being used there is usually some residual fuel that ends up exposing/burning up on the day down.

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    1 month ago

    According to BBC:

    India’s space agency spokesman later told the BBC that it was from one of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV).