A ladar system comprising: a ladar transmitter system comprising: a first telescope; a first laser; a first communications module configured to communicate with a ladar receiver system through a wireless communication link; and laser synchronization electronics configured to provide parameters of the first laser to the ladar receiver system using the first communications module, where the parameters comprise the frequency and phase history of the first laser and motion data of the ladar transmitter system; and the ladar receiver system configured to receive data from the ladar transmitter system, the ladar receiver system comprising: a second telescope; a local oscillator laser; a heterodyne detector configured to receive signals from the second telescope and the LO laser; electronics configured to process a signal from the heterodyne detector to image a target; and a second communications module configured to communicate with the first communications module of the ladar transmitter system via the wireless communications link to receive the parameters of the first laser and to synchronize the LO laser with the first laser by providing coherency between a frequency of the LO laser with the frequency of the first laser wherein the ladar transmitter system and the ladar receiver system are disposed in a configuration forming a bistatic synthetic aperture ladar system. a ladar transmitter system comprising: a first telescope; a first laser; a first communications module configured to communicate with a ladar receiver system through a wireless communication link; and laser synchronization electronics configured to provide parameters of the first laser to the ladar receiver system using the first communications module, where the parameters comprise the frequency and phase history of the first laser and motion data of the ladar transmitter system; and a first telescope; a first laser; a first communications module configured to communicate with a ladar receiver system through a wireless communication link; and laser synchronization electronics configured to provide parameters of the first laser to the ladar receiver system using the first communications module, where the parameters comprise the frequency and phase history of the first laser and motion data of the ladar transmitter system; and the ladar receiver system configured to receive data from the ladar transmitter system, the ladar receiver system comprising: a second telescope; a local oscillator laser; a heterodyne detector configured to receive signals from the second telescope and the LO laser; electronics configured to process a signal from the heterodyne detector to image a target; and a second communications module configured to communicate with the first communications module of the ladar transmitter system via the wireless communications link to receive the parameters of the first laser and to synchronize the LO laser with the first laser by providing coherency between a frequency of the LO laser with the frequency of the first laser a second telescope; a local oscillator laser; a heterodyne detector configured to receive signals from the second telescope and the LO laser; electronics configured to process a signal from the heterodyne detector to image a target; and a second communications module configured to communicate with the first communications module of the ladar transmitter system via the wireless communications link to receive the parameters of the first laser and to synchronize the LO laser with the first laser by providing coherency between a frequency of the LO laser with the frequency of the first laser wherein the ladar transmitter system and the ladar receiver system are disposed in a configuration forming a bistatic synthetic aperture ladar system.