.jpg) A model of the satellite | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | University of the Philippines |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067PE |
| SATCAT no. | 43590 |
| Website | birds2 phl-microsat |
| Mission duration | 6-9 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | University of the Philippines |
| Launch mass | 1.11 kg |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 11.35 cm |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 June 2018, 09:42 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Deployed from | ISS |
| Deployment date | August 10, 2018 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | November 23, 2020 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Maya-1 was a Filipino nanosatellite. It was developed under the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite program (PHL-Microsat) and was jointly implemented by the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology as part of the Kyushu Institute of Technology-led multinational second Joint Global Multi-nations Birds Satellite (Birds-2). Maya-1 was the first nanosatellite of the Philippines.