Local Maneuvering

Server sat displacement distance versus time is approximately $ 0.1 a ^2 $, where $ a $ is the peak acceleration from light pressure. If the peak acceleration is 20 microns per second squared, then a server sat can maneuver these distances in the given period of time:

time

distance

degrees of orbit

1 second

2 microns

1 minute

7 millimeters

5 minutes

18 centimeters

20 minutes

3 meters

1 hour

26 meters

4 hours

400 meters

24 hours

15 kilometers

0.07 degrees

3 days

135 kilometers

0.6 degrees

1 week

730 kilometers

3.3 degrees

1 month

14K kilometers

63 degrees

52 days

40K kilometers

180 degrees

If the wavelength is 8mm and the ground antenna is 500mm across, the aperture is about 0.5 degrees. So, in 3 days a thinsat can move from one aperture to the next, and in 52 days it can move anywhere in the m288 orbit.