Photo taken by the accompanying satellite, 29 meters from Shenzhou-11 and Tiangong-2. The upper part is Tiangong-2 and the lower is Shenzhou-11. [Photo: CCTV News]

　　The first 300 photos of the Tiangong-2 space lab and Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft after the docking have been sent back to the earth on Monday, according to CCTV News.

　　The photos were taken by an accompanying satellite, which was nicknamed the "Selfie Stick", launched from Tiangong-2 at 7:31 a.m. on last Sunday.

　　"The accompanying satellite has both a high-resolution camera and infrared camera installed on it for monitoring the space lab," said Chen Hongyu, chief engineer of the satellite program and a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Micro-satellite Innovation Institute.

　　Photo of the accompanying satellite taken by the two astronauts on board the Tiangong-2. [Photo: CCTV News]

　　The Technology and Engineering Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said that the micro satellite is able to conduct efficient orbit control, process tasks and transmit data at high-speed compared to the earlier model on Shenzhou-7.

　　The accompanying satellite will orbit close to the Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou-11 to monitor the spacecraft at the end of October.

　　The Shenzhou-11 was launched on October 17, 2016 with two astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong and docked with Tiangong-2 on October 19, 2016.

　　Shenzhou-11, China's sixth manned spacecraft, will undertake the country's longest-ever space mission. The two astronauts will spend a total of 33 days in space.

　　The graphics shows an accompanying satellite designed by the Chinese Academy of Scientists which was launched from space lab Tiangong-2 at 7:31 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]