Diwata-1

Diwata-1 (PHL-Microsat-1)
	Diwata-1
Mission type	Earth Observation
Operator	DOST (through PEDRO); Tohoku University (through CRESST)
COSPAR ID	1998-067HT
SATCAT no.	41463
Website	http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	DOST; University of the Philippines; Hokkaido University; Tohoku University
BOL mass	50 kg (110 lb)
Dimensions	55 x 35 x 55 cm
Start of mission
Launch date	03:05:48, March 23, 2016 (UTC)
Rocket	Atlas V 401
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SLC-41
Contractor	United Launch Alliance
Deployed from	ISS
Deployment date	11:45:00, April 27, 2016 (UTC)
Entered service	22:33:00, April 27, 2016 (UTC)
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned; Earth re-entry
Deactivated	April 5, 2020 (UTC)
Last contact	08:49:00, April 5, 2020 (UTC)
Decay date	6 April 2020
Orbital parameters
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	51.6°
Mean motion	4
Velocity	7,000 m/s (16,000 mph)
Instruments
	High Precision Telescope (HPT); Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI); (with Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter (LCTF)); Wide Field Camera (WFC) ; Middle Field Camera (MFC)
	; Diwata-1 mission emblem Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite program Maya-1 →

Diwata-1^[6] also known as PHL-Microsat-1 was a Philippine microsatellite launched to the International Space Station (ISS) 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.^[7]^[8] It was followed by Diwata-2, launched in 2018.

^ Dimacali, TJ (April 28, 2016). "Diwata-1 phones home: 'Maayos ang lahat'" [Diwata-1 phones home: 'Everything's okay']. GMA News. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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^ ^a ^b Suarez, KD (January 13, 2016). "One giant leap: PH microsatellite a step closer to launch". Rappler. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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^ Usman, Edd (January 13, 2016). "PH makes history, hands over Diwata-1 to JAXA for space launch". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "First Philippine microsatellite "DIWATA" set to launch". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 18, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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[maayos-1] Dimacali, TJ (April 28, 2016). "Diwata-1 phones home: 'Maayos ang lahat'" [Diwata-1 phones home: 'Everything's okay']. GMA News. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

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[giantleap-4] Suarez, KD (January 13, 2016). "One giant leap: PH microsatellite a step closer to launch". Rappler. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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[handoverjaxa-6] Usman, Edd (January 13, 2016). "PH makes history, hands over Diwata-1 to JAXA for space launch". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[7] "First Philippine microsatellite "DIWATA" set to launch". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 18, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

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