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A solar collector panel arrangement includes a plurality of panels interconnected to form panel wings which in turn are secured in a symmetric fashion to a spacecraft, especially a satellite. At least the axially outermost panels forming the tip of a panel wing, are partially and/or fully foldable w

A solar collector panel arrangement includes a plurality of panels interconnected to form panel wings which in turn are secured in a symmetric fashion to a spacecraft, especially a satellite. At least the axially outermost panels forming the tip of a panel wing, are partially and/or fully foldable while the other panels of the wing are fully unfoldable. In the fully unfolded state of a wing all panels are located in a common plane in which also the system central axis is located. The two solar generator wings are so folded and structured or arrestable in certain positions that the entire center of gravity in the partially unfolded state remains in the same position as in the fully unfolded state and in the fully folded state.

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A solar collector panel system for a spacecraft having a central system axis, comprising a first panel wing connected to one side of said spacecraft, a second panel wing connected to an opposite side of said spacecraft, each panel wing comprising a wing tip outer panel remote from said spacecraft an

A solar collector panel system for a spacecraft having a central system axis, comprising a first panel wing connected to one side of said spacecraft, a second panel wing connected to an opposite side of said spacecraft, each panel wing comprising a wing tip outer panel remote from said spacecraft and a number of intermediate panels between said spacecraft and said outer panel, first mounting hinging means (24, 25) for mounting each panel wing to said spacecraft, second hinging means (A) for securing said intermediate panels to each other so that said intermediate panels are foldable alternately in opposite directions, whereby said intermediate panels extend perpendicularly to said central axis (4′) when said intermediate panels are fully folded and substantially along said central axis when said intermediate panels are fully unfolded, and third hinging means (A10,11; A12,13) for securing each outer panel to its neighboring intermediate panel, so that said outer panels in their partly unfolded state extend in parallel planes (P, P1) on opposite sides of said central axis, whereby a center of gravity (S) of said system remains substantially in the same position in all states of said system.