Orbital Remote Sensing & Optical Resolution Physics Engine

ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 500 KM | PITCH: 0.0° NDIR

550nm (RGB) | 0.50m Primary Aperture

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Mission Presets

Optical Payload Specs

Orbital Altitude (H) 500 km

Primary Aperture (D) 0.50 m

Focal Length (f) 2.50 m

Detector Pixel Pitch (p) 4.50 µm

Spectral Band Filter (λ) 550 nm

Resolution Diagnostics

Ground Sample (GSD) 0.90 m Pixel Limited

Diffraction Limit 0.81 m Rayleigh Spot Radius

Airy Disk (Sensor) 3.35 µm r_airy = 1.22λf/D

Swath Width 14.7 km 16k Detector Strip

PSF Ground Target Simulation Point Spread Function Blur

Ideal Ground Scene

Simulated Sensor Render

Modulation Transfer Function (MTF)

GSD (m/px): 0.90

Diffraction Limit (m): 0.81

Airy Disk Radius (µm): 3.35

Swath Width (km): 14.7

Diffraction Limited State: false