Study of the dependence of the spatial structure of the optical response of a microsatellite on its speed and orbit height

Abstract

Abstract The paper considers the problem of optical radiation propagation in a passive laser reflector satellite orbiting the Earth, along with reflected signal formation at the earth surface. In these conditions, the optical system will be significantly affected by moving media optics, which may interfere with the possibility of receiving the signal reflected by the satellite. The paper aims to develop a mathematical simulation taking into account the effects of moving media optics and track the spatiotemporal structure of the signal as a function of the optical system velocity.