Chinese artificial satellites provide images of the earth

Chinese officials on December 9 said that the country's artificial satellite composite lens (SAR) controls the country's first environmental medium to provide "clear, specific and informative" information about the Left. Land.

The satellite system operates on November 19 and has just released the first photo taken of Zhengzhou City, capital of Henan Province, China. This image was then sent to the satellite station located at the Center for Earth Observation Science Academy in Beijing for processing.

Compared to other optical image satellites, the SAR-controlled satellite significantly enhances the ability and general capacity of Earth observation satellites in the water. The radar satellite combined with two optical satellites operated in September 2008, forming a satellite network covering the entire territory of China.

The Chinese Science Center says this modern satellite will be a useful tool in providing scientific evidence to predict and evaluate natural disasters, reconstruction and support for emergencies. level; At the same time, it allows China to control and forecast changes in the ecosystem, the level of domestic environmental pollution.