Continuous laser radiation at a wavelength l = 0.63 μm with a power N = 10 mW is directed to the satellite using a telescope, the lens of which has a diameter of D = 30 cm. The light reflected by the satellite is captured by another similar telescope and focused on a photodetector with a threshold sensitivity Npore = 10-14 W. Estimate the maximum distance Lmax to the satellite at which the reflected signal can still be detected. The surface of the satellite uniformly scatters the incident light with a coefficient

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