Published December 15, 2011, 06:59 AM

Satellite photographs vessel believed to be China’s first carrier

A commercial U.S. satellite company said it has captured a photo of China’s first aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea off the Chinese coast. DigitalGlobe Inc. said Wednesday one of its satellites photographed the carrier Dec. 8. A DigitalGlobe analyst found the image Tuesday while searching through photos.

By: By Dan Elliot, The Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

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