[Laser] Satellite dish as a light antenna?

[Steve & Ginny Grudzinski]

I am wondering how a 2 foot satellite dish (Dish network or similar) would
work as a light collector? Of course the surface would have to have a
reflective coating in place of the matt finish. The detector/laser pair
would be mounted at focal point of the dish. The thought is to use an audio
source for alignment, then switch over to light for the contact??

Does anyone have any thought about this?

73,
Steve
AD6HT