in the blanket layer and deployed simultaneously. End and side attachment materials and hardware are packaged separately. The reflector panels are 600-m wide and 800-m long when deployed. When packaged, the reflectors have an accordian-fold 25 m wide. The resulting 25 x 600-m strip is then rolled for packaging as shown in Table R-7. The 6993 waveguide panels are the lowest density payload item and, therefore, become a major driver in packaging and scheduling payloads. Based on the average panel shipping dimensions and mass given on the table, a maximum of 50 panels for a total mass of 35,000 kg can be carried in the HLLV cargo bay In addition, klystrons (which do not present a packaging problem) are a major payload item. The microwave antenna contains a large number of subarrays that, in turn, are composed of up to 50 power modules. Each power module has a klystron which is shipped to GEO separately and inserted before the subarray is secured to the antenna. Each klystron has an average volume 3 of 0.092 m and weighs 45 kg; 135,864 are required for each satellite.
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