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The invention is a combination solar panel and planar array antenna for a satellite. In detail, the invention includes a generally flat solar panel having external and internal surfaces, the external surface having solar energy collecting devices thereon. A generally flat planar antenna having exter

The invention is a combination solar panel and planar array antenna for a satellite. In detail, the invention includes a generally flat solar panel having external and internal surfaces, the external surface having solar energy collecting devices thereon. A generally flat planar antenna having external and internal surfaces is coupled to the flat solar panel, with the external surface for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic energy. The planar array is coupled to the solar panel such that the interior surfaces of the solar array and the planar antenna face each other. The interior surfaces of the solar array and the planar antenna are high emissive thermal surfaces. The external surface of the planar array is a low absorptivity and high emissivity surface.

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1. A satellite comprising: a bus assembly containing a payload and comprising a first end; a combination solar array assembly and planar array antenna disposed on and interconnected with said first end of said bus assembly, said combination solar array assembly and planar array antenna comprising:

1. A satellite comprising: a bus assembly containing a payload and comprising a first end; a combination solar array assembly and planar array antenna disposed on and interconnected with said first end of said bus assembly, said combination solar array assembly and planar array antenna comprising: a solar panel assembly comprising interior and exterior solar panel assembly principle surfaces; a planar array antenna disposed in spaced relation to and structurally interconnected with said solar panel assembly, wherein said planar array antenna comprises interior and exterior planar array antenna principle surfaces, wherein said planar array antenna is interconnected with said solar panel assembly such that said interior solar panel assembly principle surface projects toward and is in opposing relation to said interior planar array antenna principle surface.