DIWATA-1’s High Precision Telescope successfully captures high-res ground images
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The High Precision Telescope (HPT), one of the four cameras onboard DIWATA-1, the Philippines’ first microsatellite for scientific earth observation, has successfully captured various images during the satellite’s test phase. The camera is able to capture images with a ground resolution of 3m at nadir (or lowest point) which is the highest resolution attained by a microsatellite in the 50-kg class. This was disclosed by the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) and the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) which have been collaborating with Japan’s Hokkaido and Tohoku Universities for the operation of DIWATA-1.