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DIWATA-2B

NORAD 43678· COSPAR 2018-084H· Active satellite· Amateur Radio· SSO
Launch
Launched on Oct 29, 2018 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
DIWATA-2B
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Department of Science and Technology
Country
Philippines
Manufacturer
Hokkaido University
Launched
Oct 29, 2018
Mass
57.36 kg
Apogee
577 km
Perigee
561 km
Inclination
98.12°
Period
1.60 h
Summary from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

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

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for DIWATA-2B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
561 × 577 km
569579560May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-084 (H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2).

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