TEHRAN, February 20 (MNA) – Chinese scientists have made a major leap in optical imaging with a new laser technology capable of capturing ultra-high-resolution images over vast distances.The powerful system could redefine global surveillance capabilities, potentially enabling Beijing to observe foreign military satellites in unprecedented detail or even identify human faces from low-Earth orbit, MSN reported.

A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Aerospace Information Research Institute has demonstrated millimeter-level resolution from distances exceeding 100 km (62 miles).

This milestone, once thought unattainable, was detailed in the new study.

The team conducted a test across Qinghai Lake, an alpine water body in China’s northwest.

Using an advanced synthetic aperture lidar system—a laser-based imaging technology with a broad field of vision—the researchers achieved exceptional clarity in their imaging, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

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