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A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from a radiation source and having a spacecraft body having a first axis of symmetry, X, a second axis of symmetry, Y, and a third axis of symmetry, Z. The spacecraft body rotates about a rotation axis, T, which defines a nonzero angle

A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from a radiation source and having a spacecraft body having a first axis of symmetry, X, a second axis of symmetry, Y, and a third axis of symmetry, Z. The spacecraft body rotates about a rotation axis, T, which defines a nonzero angle of inclination .lambda. relative to the Z axis. A radiation receiving element is rotatably attached to the spacecraft body along an axis, S. A control system is employed on the spacecraft for rotating the spacecraft body about the rotation axis T by an angular amount .gamma. and rotating the radiation receiving element by an amount so that the radiation receiving element is normal to the radiation source.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from a radiation source, said spacecraft comprising:a spacecraft body having a first axis of symmetry defining a roll axis, X, a second axis of symmetry defining a pitch axis, Y, and a third axis of symmetry defining a

[ I claim:] [1.] A spacecraft traveling in a volume of space receiving radiation from a radiation source, said spacecraft comprising:a spacecraft body having a first axis of symmetry defining a roll axis, X, a second axis of symmetry defining a pitch axis, Y, and a third axis of symmetry defining a yaw axis Z;said spacecraft body rotating about a rotation axis, T, which defines a nonzero angle of inclination .lambda. relative to said Z axis;a radiation receiving element rotatably attached to said spacecraft body along an axis, S; anda control system for rotating said spacecraft body about said rotation axis T by an angular amount .gamma. and rotating said radiation receiving element by an amount so that said radiation receiving element is normal to said radiation source, said control system comprising a thruster aligned along said rotation axis, T.