Primary Mirror Segment

Assembly

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A 1.32 m hexagonal beryllium mirror, gold-coated for infrared reflectivity, positioned in seven degrees of freedom by actuators so the 18 segments behave as one surface to within tens of nanometres.

Direct parts	3
Total parts	8
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly
Status	unverified

A 1.32 m hexagonal beryllium mirror, gold-coated for infrared reflectivity, positioned in seven degrees of freedom by actuators so the 18 segments behave as one surface to within tens of nanometres. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Primary Mirror Segment parts and their functions

3 top-level parts · 8 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Primary Mirror Segment parts diagram: 1 beryllium mirror blank, 2 hexapod actuator, 3 radius-of-curvature actuator. 8 parts in 3 assemblies. — Primary Mirror Segment parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Beryllium Mirror Blank	1×	Lightweighted beryllium blank
2	Hexapod Actuator	6×	Rigid-body actuators
3	Radius-of-Curvature Actuator	1×	Radius-of-curvature actuator

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Bill of materials for Primary Mirror Segment

3 top-level lines · 3 rows shown · 8 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Beryllium Mirror Blank	space-telescope-be-substrate	1×	1	·	part
2	Hexapod Actuator	space-telescope-hexapod-actuator	6×	6	·	part
3	Radius-of-Curvature Actuator	space-telescope-roc-actuator	1×	1	·	part

Where the primary mirror segment is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Space Systems 1 Space Telescope

Used in 1 assembly

Optical Telescope Assembly

Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks