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  2. PAGASA - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities ...

  3. Asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines - AOL

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    A roughly 1-meter asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines near Luzon Island at 12:39 p.m. ET, according to the European Space Agency.

  4. Philippine space program - Wikipedia

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    Department of Science and Technology was responsible for a majority of space research conducted.. Prior to the creation of the PhilSA, several government agencies under the DOST ran the country's space program: namely, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and the National ...

  5. Atmospheric entry - Wikipedia

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    Early reentry-vehicle concepts visualized in shadowgraphs of high speed wind tunnel tests. The concept of the ablative heat shield was described as early as 1920 by Robert Goddard: "In the case of meteors, which enter the atmosphere with speeds as high as 30 miles (48 km) per second, the interior of the meteors remains cold, and the erosion is due, to a large extent, to chipping or cracking of ...

  6. Taurid Meteor Shower Entering Earth's Atmosphere This Week ...

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    The Southern Taurids meteor shower will enter its peak on Monday night — and people across the world can view it at midnight local time Taurid Meteor Shower Entering Earth's Atmosphere This Week ...

  7. List of satellite pass predictors - Wikipedia

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    ISS SpaceX Satellite Tracking – tracks all Earth orbiting satellites while providing detailed location information for the users location, plus pass prediction listing. TrackSat - Satellite tracker – can track satellites orbiting the Earth in real time and predict their passes over your specific geolocation. Includes satellites such as ...

  8. Subic Bay Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The ground station was built in 1996 as the Mabuhay Satellite Space Center by the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation (MPSC), a consortium of Philippine telecommunications companies. It was built to manage the operations of Agila-1 ; the first Philippine-owned satellite. [ 3 ]

  9. Weather satellite - Wikipedia

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    A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites are mainly of two types: polar orbiting (covering the entire Earth asynchronously) or geostationary (hovering over the same spot on the equator ).