Gravity is effectively nil on a satellite - the satellite is within the gravity well, yes, but is constantly falling in a parabolic path, so doesn't feel any gravity. The total forces experienced due to gravity and related forces will be nano-newtons, so irrelevant. They are dwarfed by the drag force.

Thrusters are ion drive thrusters, so have typical forces of 2 milliNewtons (0.2 grams-force). I don't think 2 millinewtons will be sufficient to fold an airbed-like structure, even with 0 internal pressure. (imagine a fly lands on a plastic bag... the fly isn't heavy enough to flatten the bag, even though the bag has no internal structure - a fly is about 0.2 grams).