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I'm surprised they didn't cut down the length of the fairing some. It'd save, what, a few hundred pounds, probably, but that'd be a little extra kick.
Maybe there is simply no shorter fairing available right now and developing a special shorter one would be expensive. After all, such a fairing is a complex design, despite its superficially easy job.
After all, it looks like its just two "rings" less possible, before the end of the payload envelope arrives at the top of the probe. Just look at the product card for reference there.
https://www.ulalaunch.com/docs/default-source/rockets/av_div_product_card.pdf