DIWATA-1, the Philippines' first microsatellite, is set for launch this year.

The microsatellite, which was developed in partnership with the Tohoku University and Hokkaido University of Japan, was shown during a media tour at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, Japan, on Wednesday.

DIWATA-1 will gather “on-demand and real-time status of the country’s environment, particularly for applications such as disaster risk management, land-use, and aquatic resource assessment and monitoring,” according to the Department of Science and Technology.

Here's a look at the microsatellite:

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DIWATA-1, Philippines' first micro satellite for multi spectral high precision earth observation, is seen during a media tour at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 2016. Yuya Shino, Reuters

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