Articulated folding rib reflector with facet breakers

A reflector assembly comprising:

• a central hub;
• a plurality of ribs coupled to the central hub, the plurality of ribs being configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration;
• a plurality of tensioner elements coupled to the plurality of ribs, the plurality of tensioner elements being configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration;
• a flexible reflective material attached to the plurality of ribs, the flexible reflective material comprising a plurality of facets, each facet of the plurality of facets being between two adjacent ribs of the plurality of ribs;
• a plurality of facet breakers connected to the plurality of facets of the flexible reflective material;
• and
• at least one tensile element coupling the plurality of tensioner elements to the plurality of facet breakers,
• wherein a first facet breaker of the plurality of facet breakers is connected to a first facet of the plurality of facets,
• wherein a first tensioner element of the plurality of tensioner elements is coupled to a first rib of the plurality of ribs and to the first facet breaker of the plurality of facet breakers, and
• wherein a second tensioner element of the plurality of tensioner elements is coupled to a second rib of the plurality of ribs and to the first facet breaker.