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Maya-1
Maya-1 was a Philippine 1U CubeSat technology-demonstration mission with a low-resolution camera payload.[1][2] Its payload set included dual cameras, an APRS digipeater / store-and-forward function, a GPS chip demonstration, single-event latch-up logging, and a magnetometer.[1][3][2] The mission was implemented by DOST-ASTI and PHL-Microsat under the BIRDS-2 / Kyushu Institute of Technology capacity-building programme.[2] Maya-1 launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX CRS-15 on 2018-06-29 and was released from the ISS on 2018-08-10.[4][1] The mission ended with re-entry on 2020-11-23.[5]
Full specification
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | Dost Asti |
| platform | birds-2-1u-cubesat-bus |
| launch vehicle | spacex-falcon-9 |
| Launched | 2018-06-29 |
| actual end of life | 2020-11-23 |
| orbit type | ISS-deployed LEO (~400 km, 51.6 deg inclination) |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Philippines/BIRDS-2 participating countries technology demonstration |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Compositional position
Sources
- [1]BIRDS-2 Satellite Missionsoperator engineering2026-06-21
- [2]BIRDS-2 Satellite Busoperator engineering2026-06-21
- [3]BIRDS-2: Multi-Nation Cubesat Constellation Project for Learning and Capacity Buildingpeer reviewed2026-06-21
- [4]Maya-1community2026-06-21
- [5]SpaceX CRS-15community2026-06-21