China has released its first radar satellite images of geosynchronous orbit, achieving long-term tracking of oil tankers in the South China Sea.

Foreign media: China unveiled, for the first time last month, radar images captured by a geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar satellite, successfully tracking a 340-meter-long Japanese oil tanker, "Towa Maru," in the South China Sea over an extended period. The satellite is located at an altitude of 35,800 kilometers.

This breakthrough means that just three satellites could achieve global, all-weather, round-the-clock surveillance coverage of high-value targets—including U.S. naval fleets—while other countries may need hundreds or even thousands of satellites to attain comparable capability.

This technology underscores the concerns expressed by the U.S. military regarding China's space reconnaissance capabilities.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862370039433243/

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