China's land-observing satellite begins its work in orbit

A Chinese remote-sensing satellite has started to take pictures in its orbit, scientists in charge of the satellite said Friday. China launched a Long March-4C carrier rocket to place the L-SAR 01A satellite in space on January 26. The satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can monitor the geological environment, landslides and earthquakes. More

(Source: CGTN - Feb 13)