The Philippines
Named as Diwata, the first all-Filipino assembled
microsatellite, could be used in improved weather detection and forecasts,
disaster risk management, detecting agricultural growth patterns, and the
monitoring of forest cover, mining, protection of cultural and historical
sites, and the territorial borders of the Philippines
"Diwata was turned over to the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) to prepare for its launch into space in April. With
Diwata, comes the Filipino dream to have its own Philippine Space Agency,"
DOST said.
Recognizing the advantages of using satellite-based remote
sensing, the government invested in the construction and launching of the
Philippine scientific earth observation microsatellite, under the PHL-MICROSAT
or Diwata program, with the budget of 800 million pesos (USD 16.76 million) for
three years.
Diwata is the country's first microsatellite designed,
developed, and assembled by Filipino researchers and engineers under the
guidance of Japanese experts from Hokkaido
University and Tohoku University
Diwata-1 is a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite set to fly 400
km above the earth. It serves as a training platform and will pave the way for
the Filipino team to further develop their skills in the space technology.
Part of the three-year program is the development of a
second microsatellite (Diwata 2) to be launched in 2017.
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