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Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24180221): This paper computes a deflection system that collects sunlight with a 12 m2 mirror of diameter 3.91 m and focuses 10,126 W onto the surface of a 90 m asteroid of mass 839,747,716 kg. The resulting mass flow of 0.000563 kg per second yields 0.534 N of sublimation recoil and an acceleration of 6.36e-10 m per second squared. Over 2.6 years the system delivers 52.2 mm per second against a requirement of 24.5 mm per second for a 6,500 km displacement with six years of warning, a margin ratio of 2.13 and a computed separation of 13,842 km. This is a computed study of a deflection system for planetary defence, with no targeting or weapon application. It is simulated, not measured. Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.
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