Diwata-2
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Diwata-2 or Diwata-2B[1] is a Philippine microsatellite launched on October 29, 2018.[2][3][4][5] It is the first satellite launched under the STAMINA4Space program.
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | Communications / Earth Observation |
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COSPAR ID | 2018-084H |
SATCAT no. | 43678 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | DOST University of the Philippines Hokkaido University Tohoku University |
BOL mass | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 04:51, October 29, 2018 (UTC) (2018-10-29T04:51Z) |
Rocket | H-IIA |
Launch site | Tanegashima LA-Y |
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Regime | Low Earth |
Instruments | |
High Precision Telescope (HPT) Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI) (with Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter (LCTF)) Enhanced Resolution Cameras Amateur Radio | |
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