PhilSA and DOST-ASTI visit installed satellite Ground Receiving Station

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) along with the Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) paid a visit to the installed satellite Ground Receiving Station (GRS) at the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) Dumangas Campus, June 16.

Present during the visit were Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr., Director General of PhilSA, and Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez, Deputy Director for Space Science and Technology. During the visit, PhilSA presented their planned activities to the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Dumangas. They were also able to conduct the same presentation at the DOST VI Regional Office.

The GRS is part of the Understanding Lightning and Thunderstorms (ULAT) Project funded by DOST-ASTI.