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Deployable Sunshield

Assembly

Five-layer, tennis-court-sized Kapton membrane stack that attenuates 200 kW of incident sunlight to a fraction of a watt, letting the optics cool passively below 50 K. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Deployable Sunshield parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 126 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Deployable Sunshield parts diagram: 1 sunshield membrane, 2 telescoping mid-boom, 3 spreader bar, 4 tensioning cable drum, 5 membrane release pin. 126 parts in 5 assemblies.
Deployable Sunshield parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Sunshield Membrane 5× Aluminised Kapton layers
2 Telescoping Mid-Boom 2× Telescoping mid-booms
3 Spreader Bar 4× Membrane tensioning bars
4 Tensioning Cable Drum 8× Tensioning cable drums
5 Membrane Release Pin 107× Membrane release pins

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Bill of materials for Deployable Sunshield

5 top-level lines · 5 rows shown · 126 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Sunshield Membrane space-telescope-shield-membrane 5× 5 · part
2 Telescoping Mid-Boom space-telescope-shield-boom 2× 2 · part
3 Spreader Bar space-telescope-spreader-bar 4× 4 · part
4 Tensioning Cable Drum space-telescope-cable-drum 8× 8 · part
5 Membrane Release Pin space-telescope-release-pin 107× 107 · part

Where the deployable sunshield is used

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

Used in 1 assembly

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Sourcing: possible vendors

Prices, MOQ, and lead times are algorithmic estimates, not quotes, and not claims about these companies. Company mappings are curated by keyword; est. price band $0.50–$100. How estimates work
VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead 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