06 June 2013
China on Thursday publicized the first batch of photos captured by Gaofen-1, its recently launched high-definition Earth observation satellite. These images have attained top international standards in terms of the width of observation, said Hu Yafeng, an official with the SASTIND - State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, adding that Gaofen-1 has significantly raised the efficiency of Earth observation, compared to other remote-sensing satellites.
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