From your comment, I think your underrstanding is that the cable failed and the section of the dish it was supporting failed due to lack of support. That's not

From your comment, I think your underrstanding is that the cable failed and the section of the dish it was supporting failed due to lack of support. That's not the case... The cable failed, and then the giant cable (with a ton of stored energy due to tension) impacted the dish (as well as some other bits of the antenna).