July 7, 2022
BEIJING – The satellite Jilin-1 recently sent back a series of images from space showing of lakes in various Chinese deserts.
A photo taken by the Jilin-1 satellite shows a lake in the Badain Jaran Desert of Alshaa League of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Changguang Satellite Technology/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The satellite family, developed by Changchun-based Changguang Satellite Technology Co, is China‘s first domestic remote-sensing satellite constellation for commercial purposes. It captures super high-definition images and helps with forest fire warnings, desertification, offshore rescue, ocean protection and other remote-sensing information services.
A photo taken by the Jilin-1 satellite shows a lake in the Badain Jaran Desert of Alshaa League of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo by Changguang Satellite Technology/For chinadaily.com.cn]
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