The Philippines, being a disaster-prone nation, relies on data from satellites for multi- remotesensingapplications. In response, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) supportedthe development of research based satellites and ground stations all over the country. One ofthe paths is the employment of a balik-scientist (returning-scientist) from the United States andform a cadre of students, instructors and engineers at the University of the Philippines (UP)Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) as part of the university’s Microsatdevelopment program. UP EEEI presented the results and paper of the development at theAMSAT Symposium in 2015. The success of the development has manifested itself to amodification of the program. The huge capital outlay of the original program development andequipment for a local university would be immense. Cost of equipment alone almost doublesdue to the Philippine government laws and regulations on importation! This paper describesthe accomplishments of the Holy Angel University (HAU) team, located in Central Luzon of thePhilippines, in the development of its own inexpensive amateur and weather satellite groundstation and the roadmap for some new development in 2018.
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