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thumb|Birds project logo Birds-2 is the second iteration of a multinational program called the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project, or BIRDS Project, to help countries build their first satellite. The Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) supported the design and fabrication of the satellites. The constellation was launched by a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station on 29 June 2018 as part of CRS-15, where it was released from the Kibō module into space. Bhutan, the Philippines, and Malaysia participated in the Birds-2 program, all building identical satellites for the constellation.