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Diwata-1 (PHL-Microsat-1)
Diwata-1, also known as PHL-Microsat-1, was a Philippine 50 kg-class Earth-observation microsatellite deployed from the ISS Kibo module.[1][2] It launched on 2016-03-23, deployed from Kibo on 2016-04-27, and re-entered on 2020-04-06 after its decommissioning phase.[1][2] The payload suite included a High Precision Telescope with 3 m ground resolution at 400 km, a Space-borne Multispectral Imager with a liquid-crystal tunable filter, a Wide Field Camera, and a Middle Field Camera.[2] The mission supported meteorological disaster observation, agriculture, fishery, forestry, environmental monitoring, vegetation observation, and phytoplankton or coastal-water observation.[2]
Full specification
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | Dost Asti |
| platform | phl-50-microsatellite-bus |
| launch vehicle | ula-atlas-v |
| Launched | 2016-03-23 |
| actual end of life | 2020-04-06 |
| orbit type | ISS-deployed LEO, approximately 400 km class, 51.6 deg inclination |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Philippines |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Sources
- [1]Successful Deployment of DIWATA-1 from ISS Kiboagency doc2016-04-272026-06-21
- [2]Diwata-1community-2026-06-21