Diwata-2B, a Philippine microsatellite launched on 29 October 2018. The first satellite launched under the STAMINA4Space program is this one.
Name of Satellite | Diwata-2B |
Purpose | Earth Observation |
Contractor | PHL Microsat |
Country of Contractor | Philippines |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 56 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 595 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 1 |
Date of Launch | 29.10.2018 |
Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle | H2A |
COSPAR Number | 2018-084H |
NORAD Number | 43678 |
Diwata-2B Earth Observation Satellite was developed jointly by Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, and 11 scientists from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST).