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Entry no.
2020-0079

DIWATA-1

DIWATA-1 (NORAD 41463) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 April 2020, after 4 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
41463
International designator
1998-067HT
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Philippines
Launched
23 Mar 2016Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Apr 2020UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Apr 2020
Time in orbit
4 years1,475 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
50 kg
Operator
DOST / UP Diliman
Built by
UP Diliman / Hokkaidodai
Bus
Diwata
Programme
DOST Micro

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

4 years

DIWATA-1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

2016-019
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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