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Maya-2 is developed by Filipino students in Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, and is part of the 4th Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project. The Filipino students who built Maya-2 came from different Philippine universities, and is the country’s first inter-university satellite project. Maya-2 builds from the Maya-1 heritage, and incorporates more advanced technology demonstration missions. The satellite was launched along with Tsuru (Japan) and GuaraniSat-1 (Paraguay).
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Class
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Cube Satellite (Cubesat)
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Mass
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1.3 kg
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Type
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Technology Demonstration
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Dimensions
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10cm x 10 cm x 10 cm (Stowed State)
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Orbit
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Low Earth
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Payloads
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Camera, Automatic Packet Reporting System Message Digipeater
(APRS-DP)
payload, Attitude determination and control units, Perovskite solar cells,
Latchup-detection
chip
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Launch
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February 21, 2021 1:36 a.m. Philippine Time aboard the S.S.
Katherine
Johnson Cygnus spacecraft as part of the Northrop Grumman CRS-15 mission.
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Release
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March 14, 2021 6:50 p.m. Philippine Time
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Mission
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Status
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Decommissioned (July 5, 2022)
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November 12, 2018
BIRDS-4 members kickoff
With representatives from the Philippines (to build Maya-2 CubeSat), Izrael Zenar Bautista (UP
Diliman), Mark Angelo Purio (Adamson University), and Marloun Sejera (Mapúa University)
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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December 28, 2018
Mission Definition and Design Review
Review meeting for checking specific satellite missions
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
February 2019
Filipino BIRDS-4 scholar Engr. Izrael Zenar Bautista appointed as BIRDS-4 Project
Manager
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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April 2019
BIRDS-4 Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
BIRDS-4 Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
May 2019
Structural Testing Model (STM) assembly
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
July 20, 2019
Structural Testing Model (STM) vibration test
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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September 5, 2019
BIRDS-4 Critical Design Review (CDR)
Photo Courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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November 2019
Start of BIRDS-4 Flight Model (FM) assembly
Photo Courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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December 15, 2019
BIRDS-4 Flight Model (FM) long range test
Photo Courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
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January 6, 2020
Fit-check
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-4 Satellite Project
September 24, 2020
Turnover of Flight Model (FM) to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
21 February 2021
Launch to the International Space Station
The BIRDS 4 Satellite Project – KyuTech CubeSats launch to the International Space Station on February 21, 2021 (Sunday) at 1:36 a.m. PHT (February 20/Saturday at 17:36 in UTC) to watch Maya-2 (Philippines), Tsuru (Japan), and GuaraniSat-1 (Paraguay) liftoff from Earth aboard the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft as part of the Northrop Grumman CRS-15 mission.
Photo Courtesy of NASA
14 March 2021
Release to Space from the International Space Station
Maya-2, a cube satellite (CubeSat) made by Filipino engineers studying in Japan, was released to
space from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14, 2021 at around 7:20 p.m. PHT.
Photo from the JAXA Live Stream
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July 5, 2022
Maya-2 re-enters atmosphere, ends mission
After 16 months in space, the country’s second cube satellite (CubeSat) re-enters the Earth’s
atmosphere, ending its mission on July 5, 2022.