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Table 7: JLENS Technical SpecificationsLength: 243 ft.Diameter: 94.5 ft.Volume: 666,068 cu. ft.Max Payload: 7,000 lbs.Figure 14: JLENS Configuration 20Payload Type: Radars and COMMSFlight Ceiling: 10,000 ft. MSLDuration: 30 daysCrew: 1 orbit requires 78 personnel to operateThere is currently no funding beyondBlock I. 21The JLENS systems located at the UTTRand WSMR made significant technicalprogress during 2011. The SurveillanceSystem (SuS) completed a successfulFunctional Verification Test (FVT)-2, andboth 7-day and 14-day endurance tests. Boththe Surveillance Radar (SuR) and the FireControl Radar (FCR) successfully conductedLink-16 and Cooperative Engagement Capabilityoperations. Key components of JLENSEMD Orbit #1 were integrated inpreparation for the start of developmentaltesting (DT). JLENS successfully conductedtwo Integrated Fire Control (IFC) GroundIntegration and Checkout (GIACO)Campaigns at UTTR during the weeks of 29August 2011 and 26 September 2011.Targets were successfully flown and IFCmissions with the Patriot system wereconducted. During testing, the surveillancesystem successfully provided target cuinginformation to the fire control system (FCS),19