Patent ID: 7874520

Claim:
A satellite, comprising: a body; an attachment locale positioned on said body, wherein said attachment locale is configured to accommodate an attachment of a solar array; a first thermal radiator, wherein said first thermal radiator is deployable from a stowed position to a first deployed position, wherein said first thermal radiator further is articulatable after said first thermal radiator is in said first deployed position to move said first thermal radiator from said first deployed position to at least a second deployed position, wherein said first thermal radiator includes a notch formed in a distal portion of said first thermal radiator, and wherein said notch is configured to accommodate the attachment of said solar array at said attachment locale when said first thermal radiator is in said stowed position; and a controller operatively interconnected with said first thermal radiator, wherein said controller is programmed to reposition said first thermal radiator from said first deployed position through a set of predetermined positions in a predetermined repositioning sequence during an orbit of said satellite.