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by OJFord 651 days ago
I know nothing about any of this, but:

> Azimuth resolution is determined by the integration angle (the angle formed between your target and your satellite from start to end of the collection).

For any non-zero value (geostationary), wouldn't it be a quadrilateral rather than an (single) angle? Or is it, measured from Earth, the change in angle from 'straight up' to satellite? But then how would the satellite calculate/observe that?

Or is that what you're saying the resolution derived from that is, the ground distance that that same angle moves over in the time taken?