Philippine Earth Data Resources Observation Center

Philippine Earth Data Resources Observation Center
Established	by 2017 (scheduled)
Research type	Satellite ground station
Location	Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Operating agency	Department of Science and Technology

The Philippine Earth Data Resources Observation Center, abbreviated as PEDRO, is a satellite ground station to be built in Quezon City, Philippines. It is part of the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-satellite (Phil-Microsat) program by the Department of Science and Technology which includes the deployment of the Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 microsatellites.^[1]

Set to be operational by the time Diwata-2 is in orbit in late 2017 or early 2018, the PEDRO station is set to serve the microsatellites under the Phil-Microsat program, as well as receive information from commercial satellites.^[2]

The ground station was initially planned to be located inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Subic, Zambales.^[3] This plan was reportedly changed in March 2016, with the ground station to be built in Diliman, Quezon City instead. Construction is set to begin within the next few weeks from March 24, 2016.^[4]

References

↑ Yee, Jovic (12 January 2015). "1st PH-made satellite set to go into space". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ Icamina, Paul (28 March 2016). "'Diwata' a step closer to orbit". Malaya. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
↑ Ranada, Pia (10 March 2015). "Introducing Diwata, the first Philippine-made satellite". Rappler. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
↑ Ronda, Rainier Allan (24 March 2016). "US aircraft with Philippines's first microsatellite launched into space". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

Philippine space program

Philippine Space Agency (proposed)

Government Institutions	Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

In Development	Diwata-2 (2017)

Operational	Diwata-1 (2016)

Previous	Agila-1 (deorbited in 1998) Agila-2 (acquired by foreign company, ABS in 2011)

Facilities	MSC Subic Space Center Philippine Space Communications Center (Baras, Rizal) Philippine Earth Data Resources Observation Center (planned)

Organisation	Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (defunct) PASI Philcomsat

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