Diwata-2

Diwata-2 or Diwata-2B is a Philippine microsatellite launched on October 29, 2018. It is the first satellite launched under the STAMINA4Space program.

Diwata-2
Mission typeCommunications / Earth Observation
COSPAR ID2018-084H
SATCAT no.43678
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerDOST
University of the Philippines
Hokkaido University
Tohoku University
BOL mass56 kg (123 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date04:51, October 29, 2018 (UTC) (2018-10-29T04:51Z)
RocketH-IIA
Launch siteTanegashima LA-Y
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSun-synchronous orbit
RegimeLow Earth
Instruments
High Precision Telescope (HPT)
Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI)
(with Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter (LCTF))
Enhanced Resolution Cameras
Amateur Radio
STAMINA4Space program
 
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