Satellites will help predict disasters

China's first two satellites dedicated to environment and disaster monitoring were delivered to their users yesterday.

Both Huanjing-1A and Huanjing-1B have two charge coupled device cameras, with a 30-m resolution and a 720-km width, each on board, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said in a statement.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of disaster relief and reduction, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection are the users of the two satellites.