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First Filipino satellite For the upcoming satellite, see Agila (satellite).

Agila-1
Start of mission
Names	Palapa B2P (1987-1996) Agila-1 (1996-1998)

Mission type	Communications
Operator	PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (1987-1996) Mabuhay (1996-1998)
COSPAR ID	1987-029A
SATCAT no.	S17706


Launch date	March 20, 1987, 22:22 (1987-03-20UTC22:22Z) UTC
Rocket	Delta-3920 PAM-D
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-17


End of mission
Last contact	January 1998

Agila-1 or Mabuhay was launched on March 20, 1987, under the name Palapa B2-P in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was originally under Indonesian company, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara until it was acquired by Philippine company, Mabuhay Satellite Corporation which is under PLDT in 1996. Upon its acquisition by Mabuhay, it became the first Philippine satellite through acquisition while in orbit. Palapa B2-P was later renamed to "Agila-1", the local name for the Philippine eagle. The satellite's operation ended in January 1998 and was deorbited.

References

McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
"Palapa B2P". WEEBAU Space Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
Krebs, Gunter. "Palapa B1, B2, B2P, B2R, B4 / Palapa Pacific / Agila 1 / NewSat 1". Gunter Space Page. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
"Mabuhay acquires Indon satellite;sets new orbit". Manila Standard. July 25, 1996.
"Mabuhay Acquires Pasifik Satellite". Telecompaper. August 6, 1996. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

v t e Philippine space program
Philippine Space Agency Department of Science and Technology
Programs	PHL-Microsat (2014–2018) National SPACE Development Program (2015–) STAMINA4Space (2018–)
In development	Diwata-3 (2022) MULA (2025)
Operational	Diwata-2 (2018)
Previous	Diwata-1 (decommissioned April 2020) Maya-1 (deorbited in 2020) Maya-2 (deorbited in 2022) Maya-3 (deorbited in 2022) Maya-4 (deorbited in 2022) Maya-5 (deorbited in 2023) Maya-6 (deorbited in 2023)
Private initiatives	Agila-1 (deorbited in 1998) Agila-2 (acquired by foreign company, ABS in 2011) Agila (2024)
Facilities	Subic Bay Space Center Philippine Space Communications Center (Baras, Rizal) PEDRO Center (Quezon City, Davao City, and Dumangas, Iloilo)
Related organizations	Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (defunct) PASI OrbitX Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation

v t e ← 1986 Orbital launches in 1987 1988 →
January	Meteor-2 No.17 Kosmos 1811 Kosmos 1812 Kosmos 1813 Progress 27 Kosmos 1814 Kosmos 1815 Molniya-3 No.42 Kosmos 1816 Kosmos 1817
February	Kosmos 1818 Ginga Soyuz TM-2 Kosmos 1819 USA-21 Kosmos 1820 Kosmos 1821 Momo 1 Kosmos 1822 Kosmos 1823 Kosmos 1824 GOES 7
March	Progress 28 Kosmos 1825 Kosmos 1826 Kosmos 1827, Kosmos 1828, Kosmos 1829, Kosmos 1830, Kosmos 1831, Kosmos 1832 Kosmos 1833 Gran' No.31L Palapa B2P SROSS-A FLTSATCOM-6 Kvant-1
April	Kosmos 1834 Kosmos 1835 Kosmos 1836 Progress 29 Kosmos 1837 Kosmos 1838, Kosmos 1839, Kosmos 1840 Kosmos 1841 Kosmos 1842
May	Kosmos 1843 Gorizont No.23L Kosmos 1844 Kosmos 1845 USA-22, LIPS-3, USA-23, USA-24, USA-25 Polyus Progress 30 Kosmos 1846 Kosmos 1847 Kosmos 1848
June	Kosmos 1849 Kosmos 1850 Kosmos 1851 Kosmos 1852, Kosmos 1853, Kosmos 1854, Kosmos 1855, Kosmos 1856, Kosmos 1857, Kosmos 1858, Kosmos 1859 Resurs-F1 No.105 Kosmos 1860 USA-26 Kosmos 1861
July	Kosmos 1862 Kosmos 1863 Kosmos 1864 Kosmos 1865 Kosmos 1866 Kosmos 1867 Kosmos 1868 Kosmos 1869 Soyuz TM-3 Kosmos 1870
August	Kosmos 1871 Progress 31 Fanhui Shi Weixing 10 Meteor-2 No.21 Kosmos 1872 Kiku No.5 Kosmos 1873
September	Kosmos 1874 Ekran No.29L Kosmos 1875, Kosmos 1876, Kosmos 1877, Kosmos 1878, Kosmos 1879, Kosmos 1880 Fanhui Shi Weixing I-01 Kosmos 1881 Kosmos 1882 Aussat A3, ECS-4 Kosmos 1883, Kosmos 1884, Kosmos 1885 Transit-O 27, Transit-O 29 Kosmos 1886 Progress 32 Kosmos 1887
October	Kosmos 1888 Kosmos 1889 Kosmos 1890 Kosmos 1891 Kosmos 1892 Kosmos 1893 USA-27 Kosmos 1894
November	Kosmos 1895 Kosmos 1896 Progress 33 TV-SAT 1 Kosmos 1897 USA-28
December	Kosmos 1898 Kosmos 1899 Gran' No.32L Kosmos 1900 Kosmos 1901 Kosmos 1902 Soyuz TM-4 Kosmos 1903 Kosmos 1904 Kosmos 1905 Kosmos 1906 Ekran-M No.13L Kosmos 1907
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

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