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Published February 21, 2021, 9:52 AM
The country’s second nanosatellite was “successfully launched” at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Station in Virginia, United States aboard the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft early Sunday morning, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said Sunday, Feb. 21.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña
(TOTO LOZANO / Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“The Philippines’ nanosatellite Maya 2 was successfully launched together with the nanosatellites of Japan and Paraguay at the NASA Station in Virginia, USA , through the SS Johnson, at 1:36 a.m. (Philippine Time) early today,” he told the Manila Bulletin in a Viber message.