(UPDATE) TWO Philippine-made cube satellites have been deployed into space from the International Space Station (ISS), signaling another milestone in the country s space program.
Second cube satellite of PH now in orbit
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Maya-2, the Philippines’ second cube satellite, was successfully released into orbit by the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, March 14, along with Paraguay’s GuaraniSat-1 and Japan’s Tsuru.
Maya-2, the Philippines’ second cube satellite, was successfully released into orbit by the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, March 14, along with Paraguay’s GuaraniSat-1 and Japan’s Tsuru
Developed under Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology’s 4th Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite (BIRDS-4) Project, these cube satellites were launched on February 21 at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Station in Virginia, United States through the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft at 1:36 AM PST.
The Philippines’ second Maya Cube Satellite (CubeSat) developed by Filipino scholars under the 4th Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project (BIRDS-4 Satellite Project) has been launched to the International Space Station (ISS).
PH sends 2nd cube satellite into international space station
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The Philippines marked another scientific milestone on Sunday, February 21, at exactly 1:36 in the morning, as the country’s second cube satellite (CubeSat) Maya-2 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cynus spacecraft.
Photo from DOST
Sending the satellite into the ISS is the final step before the satellite reaches its targeted altitude in Low Earth Orbit, when the space station deploys it at a date to be determined later on.
The CubeSat, which falls under the nanosatellite category in terms of mass (1-10 kg), was launched to the ISS with two other identical CubeSats from Japan (Tsuru), and Paraguay (GuaraniSat-1) as part of the Northrop Grumman CRS-15 mission.
Published February 21, 2021, 9:52 AM
The country’s second nanosatellite was “successfully launched” at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Station in Virginia, United States aboard the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft early Sunday morning, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said Sunday, Feb. 21.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña
(TOTO LOZANO / Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“The Philippines’ nanosatellite Maya 2 was successfully launched together with the nanosatellites of Japan and Paraguay at the NASA Station in Virginia, USA , through the SS Johnson, at 1:36 a.m. (Philippine Time) early today,” he told the Manila Bulletin in a Viber message.