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Abstract

A system, including: a satellite; a first solar array including a first solar panel; a second solar array including a second solar panel; a boom having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, where the first end connects to the satellite; and a bracket assembly, where the bracket assembly has a first, second, and third brackets, where the first bracket connects the first solar array to the third bracket, where the second bracket connects the second solar array to the third bracket, and where the third bracket connects the first bracket and the second bracket to the second end of the boom; where the bracket assembly is configured to reorient the first solar array and the second solar array between a stowed position to a deployed position, and where in the deployed position, the first and second solar arrays are oriented at a predetermined angle.

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