NOVELTY - The solar array comprises a blanket having several solar power modules, each module having a backplane bounded by a pair of parallel lateral edges and a pair of longitudinal edges with a solar cell laid on the backplane.    USE - For powering satellite vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Scalable to provide for varying needs, provides high product yield, and resist inertial damaging forces.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The backplane includes circuitry incorporating the solar cell into a circuit, the backplane also has a pair of tabs carrying circuit connectors for the circuitry, one of the tabs extends from each longitudinal edge. A spine segment attached to each longitudinal edge. Each spine segment includes a pair of rigid compression plates between which a longitudinal edge of one backplane is sandwiched, fasteners passing through holes in the backplane to hold the backplane against twisting or slipping relative to the spine segment. The spine segments at the outer longitudinal edges of the solar array blanket holds the edge of only one backplane, while a spine member between a pair of solar power modules holds an edge of two backplanes, and a tab compression plate overlays a pair of next tabs and holds them compressively between it and one of the compression plates. A hinge on one of the tab compression plates is connected to an aligned spine segment to form a spine that permits folding motion between two backplanes that are aligned in a longitudinal direction, and circuitry extends along a spine conductively interconnects the circuitry of solar power modules which are next along their lateral edges. A deployment structure includes several pairs of scissor arms joined in pairs at a respective central bearing, several lateral tracks. The scissor arms has ends laterally slidable in the tracks, a spring in one of the tracks biases its respective ends toward one another, thereby tending to deploy the deployment device, one of the tracks includes an offset flange to which at one of the spines is connected. A container contains the solar blanket and deployment structure when in their stored configuration. The container forms a cavity, several flexible and compressible leaves are rooted in the container, and arranged as to interleaf between adjacent solar power modules when the array is retracted with them in accordion fold pattern to protect them from inertial forces. The leaves are soft and flexible and able to bend to release the modules when they are withdrawn from the cavity and a closure to close the cavity and house the stored solar array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view showing the container with the solar array blanket and deployment mechanism partially deployed.