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1-Spacecraft Bus Assembly 2-Solar Arrays OPTION 1 SOLAR ARRAYS

AFT EDGE OF BUS AND AFT END OF SOLAR SHIELD

FOLD UP

FOLD UP MAIN BUS

STAR
TRACKER

FOLD UP

DO NOT FOLD USE TO

ATTACH FORE/AFT
SUNSHIELD SUPPORT
BEAMS FOLD UP
OPTION 2 SOLAR ARRAYS
EITHER SIDE OF SPACECRAFT BUS
HGA

STAR TRACKER
MOUNT TO BLUE SQUARE ON BUS

ROLL HGA MOUNT PRIMARY

REFLECTOR
STAR SENSORS
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ROLL SECONDARY
REFLECTOR
ROLL-THEN CUT FOLD ARMS INTO TRIPOD
ONE SQUARE END BEAMS, REINFORCE
CYLINDER. CUT ELBOW WITH ROLL
REMAINDER IN HALF
AT 45 DEGREES DISH END
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DOTTED LINES FOR SUPPORT

BEAM ALIGNMENT STAR SENSORS
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ROLL

ROLL-THEN CUT
ONE SQUARE END
CYLINDER. CUT
REMAINDER IN HALF
AT 45 DEGREES
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with spacecraft bus assembly

3-Sunshields
MOUNTING TABS

FORE

FORE

AFT AFT

SPREADER BARS – cut cross beam bars short to achieve angle of sunshade

CROSS BEAM

CROSS BEAM

NEED TO TEST BUILD TO SEE IF 2x4 SUPPORT

BEAMS WILL ATTACH TO 3x3 SPREADER BARS
OTHERWISE REDUCE SPREADERS TO 2x2.
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5-Center Support Boom

TRIM TO FIT
6-Integrated Science Instrument Module
INSTRUMENT SHIELD

ISIM Electronics Compartment (IEC)

TOP

IEC
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7-Primary Mirror

PRIMARY MIRROR

FRONT OF BACKPLANE
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SECONDARY MIRROR
SUPPORT STRUTS

ASSEMBLE USING TABS ON BACKPLANE

FRONT FIRST, TRIM TABS ON REAR OF
BACKPLANE TO FIT IF NEEDED.

REAR OF BACKPLANE

AFT OPTICS – CENTER ON SECONDARY MIRROR

FACE OF MIRROR

PRIMARY MIRROR SUPPORT RINGS – GLUE TO THICK CARD (3/16” total)

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