A spacecraft comprising: a main body defining a principal axis (A-A); two or more solar wings (42A, 42B), wherein the two or more solar wings (42A, 42B) are substantially aligned with the principal axis (A-A) of the main body of the spacecraft; and a control system comprising: one or more actuators; one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more actuators; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to: instruct the spacecraft to enter a safing mode, wherein the spacecraft revolves in an orbit around a celestial body having an atmosphere; in response to entering the safing mode, instruct the one or more actuators to substantially align a principal axis (A-A) of the spacecraft with a vector that is normal to the orbit around the celestial body; and instruct the one or more actuators to rotate the spacecraft about the principal axis (A-A), characterised in that a rotational orientation of the spacecraft relative to the celestial body is shifted by about one-half a rotation about the principal axis (A-A) each time the spacecraft completes the orbit around the celestial body. a main body defining a principal axis (A-A); two or more solar wings (42A, 42B), wherein the two or more solar wings (42A, 42B) are substantially aligned with the principal axis (A-A) of the main body of the spacecraft; and a control system comprising: one or more actuators; one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more actuators; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to: instruct the spacecraft to enter a safing mode, wherein the spacecraft revolves in an orbit around a celestial body having an atmosphere; in response to entering the safing mode, instruct the one or more actuators to substantially align a principal axis (A-A) of the spacecraft with a vector that is normal to the orbit around the celestial body; and instruct the one or more actuators to rotate the spacecraft about the principal axis (A-A), characterised in that a rotational orientation of the spacecraft relative to the celestial body is shifted by about one-half a rotation about the principal axis (A-A) each time the spacecraft completes the orbit around the celestial body. one or more actuators; one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more actuators; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to: instruct the spacecraft to enter a safing mode, wherein the spacecraft revolves in an orbit around a celestial body having an atmosphere; in response to entering the safing mode, instruct the one or more actuators to substantially align a principal axis (A-A) of the spacecraft with a vector that is normal to the orbit around the celestial body; and instruct the one or more actuators to rotate the spacecraft about the principal axis (A-A), characterised in that a rotational orientation of the spacecraft relative to the celestial body is shifted by about one-half a rotation about the principal axis (A-A) each time the spacecraft completes the orbit around the celestial body. instruct the spacecraft to enter a safing mode, wherein the spacecraft revolves in an orbit around a celestial body having an atmosphere; in response to entering the safing mode, instruct the one or more actuators to substantially align a principal axis (A-A) of the spacecraft with a vector that is normal to the orbit around the celestial body; and instruct the one or more actuators to rotate the spacecraft about the principal axis (A-A), characterised in that a rotational orientation of the spacecraft relative to the celestial body is shifted by about one-half a rotation about the principal axis (A-A) each time the spacecraft completes the orbit around the celestial body.