Deployable electromagnetic radiation directing surface system with actuators

A method of using a deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system, comprising:

• extending one or more deployable support structures coupled to the satellite body from the satellite body, wherein the operation of extending the one or more deployable support structures includes:
• extending an electromagnetic radiation directing surface coupled to the one or more deployable support structures away from the satellite body;
• unfurling the electromagnetic radiation directing surface;
• and
• extending a plurality of actuators coupled to at least one of the one or more deployable support structures away from the satellite body.

A deployable electromagnetic radiation antenna system for extraterrestrial deployment, comprising:

• an electromagnetic radiation directing surface;
• one or more deployable support structures, each deployable support structure having a first end coupled to the electromagnetic radiation directing surface;
• and
• a plurality of deployment mechanism nodes, each coupled to a second end of a corresponding support structure of the one or more deployable support structures and configured to deploy at least one of the one or more deployable support structures away from a corresponding deployment mechanism node to form at least one substantially planar surface in the electromagnetic radiation directing surface.