Rotating Geodesic Array
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This is 1002 thinsats arranged in a radially-flattened icosahedral geodesic sphere, with V=10 or 9 thinsats between vertices. The array appears to rotate because each thinsat is in a slightly elliptical orbit around the 4 hour circular equatorial orbit. This array is 20 meters across. The size of the array in the orbiting top view is greatly exaggerated, with the sun to the left, looking from the north pole. |