Philippine space program
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The space program of the Philippines is currently maintained by the Philippine Space Agency together with various agencies under the Department of Science and Technology. The space program includes sp
The Manila Observatory in 1923
Agila-2, the first launched satellite of the Philippines. The satellite now operates as ABS-3.
Diwata-1 on display before launch.
Maya-1 inside the ISS prior to deployment.
Diwata-1
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Diwata-1 also known as PHL-Microsat-1 was a Philippine microsatellite launched to the International Space Station on March 23, 2016, and was deployed into orbit from the ISS on April 27, 2016. It was
Philippine space program
…researchers from the University of the Philippines partnered with the Tohoku and Hokkaido Universities of Japan under the PHL-microsat program to launch Diwata-1, the first microsatellite designed and constructed by Filipinos and was deployed into orbit on from the International Space Station (ISS) on April 27…
The turnover of the satellite to JAXA at the Tsukuba Space Center, January 13, 2016
Atlas V rocket that carried Cygnus CRS OA-6, which delivered Diwata-1 to the ISS.
The Kibo module at the ISS