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China fired green laser beams over Hawaii: experts

Philippine Chinese ship of using Laser light
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Experts at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan reported that China was behind the mysterious green laser beams spotted last week in Hawaii.

Initially, it was believed that the flare of laser beams was emitted by a NASA spacecraft, but this week the evidence pointed to a Chinese satellite.

A satellite from China fired green laser beams in Hawaii last week

On January 28, strange green lights were visible in the skies of Hawaii.

Initially, scientists at theNAOJ, which co-owns the camera, posted on Twitter that the origin was a radar device atop NASA’s ICESat-2 orbiting satellite. The satellite monitors the depth of Earth’s sea ice, ice sheets, and forests.

However, on February 6, the NAOJ issued a new report after updating the laser beam recordings. They stated that, focusing on the pathway, NASA was nearly impossible to be the source of the lasers.

Dr. Anthony J. Martino, a NASA researcher on the ICESat-2 ATLAS satellite, told NAOJ that the origin was not their device. According to Science Alert, his colleague, Dr. Alvaro Ivanoff, performed a simulation. He proposed that the possible source is the Chinese Daqi-1/AEMS satellite’s ACDL instrument.

NAOJ apologized for the confusion and any impact it may have had on the ICESat-2 team. They were grateful for NASA’s efforts in locating the source of the light.

Despite the fact that the Daqi-1 satellite is essentially an atmospheric environment monitoring spacecraft, there are several concerns following the spy balloon episode last week of space-base and even high-altitude surveillance equipment observing the US and its allies.

What is the Daqi-1 Satellite?

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is behind the development of the atmospheric surveillance satellite Daqi-1.

Operating in a sun-synchronous orbit, it is intended to provide thorough monitoring of the atmosphere. It provides thorough surveillance by combining passive and active detection.

Daqi-1 can track the level of carbon dioxide, fine particulate emissions like PM2.5, harmful gasses like ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide.

A series of Daqi satellites are being developed by China. They intend to support scientific research on global warming with remote sensing data.

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