A deployable spacecraft element which has a solar energy collection and conversion means on one side of the deployable element and a radio frequency reflecting means on the other side of the deployable element. While the solar collection and conversion means and the radio frequency reflecting means are nominally oriented in opposite spatial directions and dependent on the orientation of the spacecraft to orient for solar collection or radio frequency transmission, one or more deployable elements may be mounted to a gimbal to allow for simultaneous solar collection and radio frequency collection by the spacecraft.

Devices for the assembly of structures are described. More specifically, devices designed for the assembly of structures in space are described, with a particular focus on antenna structures and methods for their assembly and deployment in space. Even more specifically, it addresses the construction of mesh reflector antennas in space. The invention includes devices, systems, and methods designed to facilitate the creation and deployment of these antennas in a space environment by leveraging advanced assembly techniques.