This is the simplest possible orbit: full sun, no magnetic-field constraints. Even the ram-avoidance constraint doesn't come into play, since the instruments are always pointed toward the zenith and thus at right angles to the direction of travel. Coast mode is never entered, as the spacecraft rotates smoothly about the sunline.
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