China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit

Chinese Space Station Tiangong orbiting Earth. Maps used for the octane render.

Scientists in China have created a satellite with laser-imaging technology powerful enough to capture human facial details from more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) away.

This breakthrough represents a performance increase of 100 times or more compared to leading spy cameras and traditional telescopes, according to a report on the new technology in the South China Morning Post.