True! Modern gravity gradiometers/differential accelerometers probably are sensitive enough for coarse orientation, particularly if they were deployed at the perimeter of the sail.
To do so would, of course, obliterate LightSail's budget :)
Source: worked on R&D for the LISA inertial reference system.
To do so would, of course, obliterate LightSail's budget :)
Source: worked on R&D for the LISA inertial reference system.