Maya -2, the Philippines second cube satellite, was recently released to space from the International Space Station. Maya-2, designed and built by Filipino scholars, is a 1.3-kg satellite that can remotely collect data using a Store-and-Forward (S&F) mechanism and capture images and videos using an on-board camera.
It is equipped with various advanced technologies, and perovskite solar cells are among these technologies.
The engineers said they included some updates from its first invention, Maya-1, that can help in collecting more data. 'We improved on the communication link by changing the antennas and upgrading the transmitter/receiver. We also included an active attitude control. Maya-1 used passive attitude control,' Bautista had told ABS-CBN News in an interview. 'Aside from these, Maya-2 is going to demonstrate new technologies in space such as the Perovskite solar cell and latch-up detection chip. They will also demonstrate the use of satellite structure as an antenna,' he added.
