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    Diwata-1 was the first microsatellite built and designed by Filipinos. It was launched into orbit from the International Space Station on April 27, 2016 at an orbit height of 400 km. Diwata-1 is owned by the Philippine government and was intended to observe Earth, monitor climate changes, and develop human resources. Diwata-2, the second satellite in the PHL-Microsat program, was launched on October 29, 2018 and aims to make effective use of disaster monitoring and natural resource management.

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    Diwata-1 was the first microsatellite built and designed by Filipinos. It was launched into orbit from the International Space Station on April 27, 2016 at an orbit height of 400 km. Diwata-1 is owned by the Philippine government and was intended to observe Earth, monitor climate changes, and develop human resources. Diwata-2, the second satellite in the PHL-Microsat program, was launched on October 29, 2018 and aims to make effective use of disaster monitoring and natural resource management.

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    Diwata 1 and 2 Satellites

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    Diwata-1 was the first microsatellite built and designed by Filipinos. It was launched into orbit from the International Space Station on April 27, 2016 at an orbit height of 400 km. Diwata-1 is owned by the Philippine government and was intended to observe Earth, monitor climate changes, and develop human resources. Diwata-2, the second satellite in the PHL-Microsat program, was launched on October 29, 2018 and aims to make effective use of disaster monitoring and natural resource management.

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    Diwata 1

    Diwata-1 also known as PHL-Microsat-1 was a Philippine microsatellite launched to the


    International Space Station on March 23, 2016, and was deployed into orbit from the ISS on
    April 27, 2016. It was the first Philippine microsatellite and the first satellite built and designed
    by Filipinos.

    Launch date: 23 March 2016

    Orbit height: 400 km

    Rocket: Atlas V

    According to DOST, Diwata-1 is the first microsatellite owned by the Philippine government
    involving Filipino engineers in its development. The satellite is intended to observe Earth,
    monitor climate changes, and develop human resources.

    Image - https://www.google.com/imgres?
    imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Diwata-
    1.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwata-
    1&h=625&w=880&tbnid=AEQdfqFBbjnTQM&q=diwata+1+satellite&tbnh=189&tbnw=266&us
    g=AI4_-kR4hgO-_385L97Ei_h70H-
    XmKK3qA&vet=1&docid=n18WHuMSr8nEmM&itg=1&client=ms-opera-mini-
    android&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJuv_w65XvAhXmw4sBHQA9AIkQ9QF6BAgUEAQ

    Background - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwata-1

    Purpose - https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/d/diwata-1
    Diwata-2 or Diwata-2B is a Philippine microsatellite launched on October 29, 2018. It is the
    second satellite of the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite (PHL-Microsat)
    program after Diwata-1.

    Regime: Low Earth

    Launch date: 04:51, October 29, 2018 (UTC)

    Rocket: H-IIA

    DIWATA-2 was developed as part of the PHL-Microsat Program, a Philippine government


    program that aims to build, launch, and utilize two Earth observation microsatellites to make
    effective use of disaster monitoring, and natural resource management.

    Images - https://www.google.com/imgres?
    imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Diwata-
    2.png&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwata-
    2&h=393&w=899&tbnid=YZWygDuAeEWR0M&q=diwata+2+satellite&tbnh=148&tbnw=340&
    usg=AI4_-
    kSvtBm1Qx1W2OZOlAEH7o9OkDfCZA&vet=1&docid=8pgymvPJ4NbSHM&itg=1&client=ms-
    opera-mini-android&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGh6fA7pXvAhVENKYKHbxcCmwQ9QF6BAgUEAQ

    Background - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwata-2

    Purpose - https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/hu-dsc012219.php

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