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| Mission type | Communications / Earth Observation |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 | |
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.
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