Mini-satellites sent aloft to improve VR

Humans may be able to experience a highly realistic space environment in the near future because of the efforts of a Chinese startup, Commsat Technology Development Co, an innovator of mini-satellites.

Ladybeetle I, a 91.85-kilogram satellite equipped with five high-definition cameras, and another six smaller Ladybeetle miniature satellites were lifted into Earth orbit on Friday afternoon, the Beijing-based company announced.

Pictures taken by the five cameras will be stitched together to make a single panorama, with the goal of providing a better spacewalk experience for users of virtual reality glasses on Earth, it said.