Abstract: A spacecraft having a body whose shape is not uniform along its major axis. The spacecraft body has a lower portion and an upper portion that are disposed along a major axis of the body. The upper portion is smaller in cross section along the major axis than the lower portion. The nonuniform body shape maximizes various dependent and independent features of the spacecraft. This allows additional equipment to fit within the available launch vehicle volume, increased thermal radiator area/capacity, and increased payload capability, and provides for more and/or larger antennas, for example. The nonuniform features of the spacecraft body thus allow for unique stowage of various appendages on the spacecraft body, and in particular, allows the use of four-sides of the spacecraft structure to stow antennas.