The China Mapping Telescope, which was carried into orbit aboard the satellite Beijing-1 - formerly known as DMC-4 - atop a Kosmos 3M rocket, undergoes a final measurement and inspection by David Purll, chief engineer for the optics firm Sira that built the imager. Credit: Sira. Click to enlarge.

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