| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067SF |
| SATCATno. | 47929 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1UCubeSat |
| Launch mass | 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 February 2021, 17:36:50UTC |
| Rocket | Antares |
| Launch site | Wallops Island MARS,LP-0A |
| Deployed from | ISS |
| Deployment date | 14 March 2021, 11:20UTC |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | July 5, 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Maya-2 was a Filipinonanosatellite. It succeededMaya-1, the first Filipino nanosatellite, which was deorbited in November 2020.
Maya-2 was a nanosatellite or a 1U-classCubeSat measuring 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) and weighing 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).[1] It was the successor toMaya-1 which ended its operations on November 23, 2020.[1][2] Maya-2 was developed by Filipino students sent to theKyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) in Japan through theDepartment of Science and Technology's (DOST) Space Science and Technology Proliferation through University Partnerships (STeP-UP) project under theSTAMINA4Space Program.[1] This is the second Cube Satellite and the first inter-university collaboration in the country, jointly built by the University of the Philippines - Diliman (a public university), Adamson University, and Mapúa University (both private universities).[3]
Maya-2 was developed under the fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Satellite (Birds-4) project initiated by the KIT.[4] Under the program, two other identical CubeSats; aParaguayan (GuaraniSat-1) and a Japanese satellite (Tsuru).[5]
Maya-2 is part of a series of satellite named after theChestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla), one of the various birds known locally in the Philippines as themaya.[5][6]
A team of three Filipino engineers, Izrael Zenar Bautista (University of the Philippines - Diliman), Mark Angelo Purio (Adamson University), and Marloun Sejera (Mapúa University) , developed Maya-2.[7] The three are DOST scholars pursuing doctorate degrees inspace engineering at KIT. Bautista is also the project manager of the Birds-4 program.[8]
Development of Maya-2 began in 2018 but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] By March 2020, Maya-2 was already in its final stage of development[10] and by September of the same year, the satellite was already turned over to theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).[11]
The build of Maya-2 is relatively more advanced than Maya-1, its predecessor, and has off-the-shelf components.[4] Maya-2 is equipped with instruments which was used for Maya-1 including an Automatic Packet Radio Service Digipeater. Differences from its predecessor include the use ofPerovskite solar cells as a power source and a different antenna design.[12] Maya-2 also has anactive altitude control instead of the passive control used by its predecessor.[13]
Maya-2 launched to theInternational Space Station (ISS) throughNorthrop Grumman'sCygnus NG-15 resupply mission. The S.S. Katherine JohnsonCygnus carrying cargo including Maya-2 was launched to space via theAntares rocket on February 20, 2021, fromPad 0A of theMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, United States. The Cygnus spacecraft made arendezvous with the ISS two days later, berthing to theUnity module of the space station.[14][15] The satellite was deployed intolow Earth orbit from the ISS on March 14, 2021, at around 11:20UTC.[16][17] After a 16-month mission, Maya-2 re-entered the atmosphere on July 5, 2022.[18]
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