Maya-3 and Maya-4 are the first Philippine-university built CubeSats developed under the STAMINA4Space Program. The project aims to gain and locally extend the knowledge and skills on satellite development acquired from foreign schooling and utilize the domestic capabilities for satellite development. The two share the same bus but differ in some payloads: Maya-3 has two 5MP visual camera that will take photos and/or videos of the country, while Maya-4 has a combination of a 5MP visual camera and a near-infrared camera.
Class | Cube Satellite (Cubesat) |
Mass | 1.08kg |
Type | Technology Demonstration |
Dimensions | 10cm × 10cm × 11.4cm (Stowed State) |
Orbit | Low Earth |
Payloads | Maya-3: RGB Camera, Automatic Packet Reporting System Message Digipeater (APRS-DP) Payload, Global Positioning System (GPS) Chip, Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Sensor Maya-4: RGB Camera, Near-Infrared (NIR) Camera, Automatic Packet Reporting System Message Digipeater (APRS-DP) Payload, Global Positioning System (GPS) Chip, Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Sensor |
Launch | Target: 2021 |
Release | To be determined |
Mission |
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Status | Under Development |
January 18, 2019
STeP-UP scholars Batch 1 kickoff
The 1st batch of STeP-UP scholars of MS/MEng in Electrical Engineering under the at UP-EEEI nanosatellite engineering track formally kickoff scholarship
DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña (center) with STeP-UP scholars (from left to right): Christy Raterta, Marielle Magbanua-Gregorio, Gladys Bajaro, Lorilyn Daquioag, Renzo Wee, Bryan Custodio, Judiel Reyes, and Derick Canceran
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May 30, 2019
Mission Definition and Design Review
January 17, 2020
Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
June 22, 2020 to July 9, 2020
Maya-3 Engineering Model (EM) space environment qualification test
Photo courtesy of BIRDS-3 Satellite Project
July 2020 to September 2020
Flight Model (FM) functionality tests