MANILA, Philippines — Locally developed cube satellites (CubeSats) have been successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS), marking another milestone for Filipino scientists, according to the... CDNDigital
Two new satellites, Maya-5 and Maya-6, have been launched into orbit alongside the ISS, gathering important data for the Philippines’ goal of expanding its global fleet in space.
“The Philippines’ next batch of locally developed cube satellites Maya-5 and Maya-6 were successfully launched to the International Space Station on 05 June 2023 at around 11:47 p.m. [Philippine standard time],” said PhilSA on its website. The cube satellites were built under the Space Science and Technology Proliferation through the University Partnerships project of the STAMINA4Space Program, said PhilSA. The program is funded by the Department of Science and Technology and implemented by the University of the Philippines Diliman in collaboration with the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.
The team of scholars who developed the cubes includes Ronald Collamar, Chandler Timm Doloriel, Joseph Jonathan Co, Genesis Remocaldo, Gio Asher Tagabi, Angela Clarisse Chua, Anna Ruth Alvarez, and Khazmir Camille Valerie Macaraeg.Your subscription has been successful.
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