Super Lightweight Tank (SLWT)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Super_Lightweight_Tank_(SLWT)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Space Shuttle external tank variant
gptkbp:component gptkb:Space_Shuttle_launch_stack
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters (27.6 feet)
gptkbp:emptyWeight 58,500 kg (129,000 lb)
gptkbp:enteredService 1998
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:STS-91
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Super Lightweight Tank (SLWT)
gptkbp:length 47 meters (154 feet)
gptkbp:location Kennedy Space Center (for assembly and launch)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mass about 756,000 kg (1,668,000 lb)
gptkbp:material Aluminum-lithium alloy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:SLWT
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Lightweight_Tank_(LWT)
gptkbp:purpose store liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Lightweight_Tank_(LWT)
gptkbp:successor None (Space Shuttle retired)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NASA_Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:STS-107
gptkb:STS-93
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:STS-91
gptkbp:usedUntil 2011
gptkbp:weightReductionComparedToLWT about 3,175 kg (7,000 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_External_Tank
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_external_tank
gptkb:External_Tank_(ET)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6