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.