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Published March 6, 2021, 5:08 PM
The Philippines has four satellites in space • Diwata-1 has sent data that has helped government agencies prepare for severe weather conditions, the water supply, and detect the water turbidity in Manila Bay.
In the past year of the pandemic, the satellites were used to monitor land activities, including the checkpoints, the traffic situation and the activities at the country’s ports • All the data and images from the satellites are accessed through a ground receiving station in the country called “PEDRO” – that’s an acronym for Philippine Earth Data Resource and Observation Center.
Diwata-1 in space
The Philippines has four satellites in space, the most recent of which is the nanosatellite Maya-2 which was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) last Feb. 22, 2021 for deployment into orbit.
● MS Energy Engineering, University of the Philippines – Diliman
● Ph.D. in Space Engineering, Kyutech (candidate)
Bautista is the BIRDS-4 Project manager. He monitored the team’s activities from planning, design, execution, implementation, and operation of the satellite. He also supervised the activities outside satellite development such as outreach, team events, and coordination between stakeholders.
MARK ANGELO PURIO
● MS in Electronics Engineering, De La Salle University
● BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Batangas State University
● Ph.D. in Space Engineering, Kyutech (candidate)
Purio was responsible for the Camera Mission (CAM) of the BIRDS-4 Satellite Project, which captures images using a commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) camera.