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I think most satellites just unfurl solar panels. This one had to wrap up the big sun shield as well, and the lens pieces were kinda crammed together and then s
by sp332 5y ago
I think most satellites just unfurl solar panels. This one had to wrap up the big sun shield as well, and the lens pieces were kinda crammed together and then spaced out after deployment too. So the rocket couldn't fit something nearly as large as this as a payload going up.