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Additional Weight Information

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Top of Truss
Weights (lbs)
Outer Top Ring
4524
Inner Flip Ring
2821
Center Fins
286
Outer Fins
687
Drive Shaft Assembly
186
Shaft Bearing Assembly
112
Flip Locks
428
Other
514
PF Cage
14040
     f/8 Secondary and Cell
1953
     f/15 Assembly
4331
    New Pedestal 725
    Corrector 380
    Mosaic 490
Total
23600


Bottom of Truss
Weights (lbs)
Primary Mirror Cell and Back Supports
34900
     Mirror Air Bags
1300
     Seismic Clips
700
     Hard Points
270
     Mounting Plates
2000
Primary Mirror Edge Supports
5460
Primary Mirror
29800
Coude #3 Upper Stack
3840
Coude #3 Lower Stack
3550
Lower Ring
12903
Lower Strut Mounting Plates
870
Instrument Rotator with Bearing
1300
Instrument Guider
850
R-C Spectrograph + CCD 
1560
Total
95033

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