Libertad 1

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Libertad 1 Freedom 1
Organization	Sergio Arboleda University
Mission type	Orbiter
Satellite of	Earth
Launch date	April 17, 2007
Launch vehicle	P-Pod-B
Webpage	Libertad 1 Space Program

Libertad 1 (English: Freedom 1) is a single CubeSat built by the Space Program of the Sergio Arboleda University. It was launched aboard a Dnepr rocket on April 17, 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan and became the first Colombian satellite to orbit the Earth. It will use a telemetric payload that will keep it in communication with the University. It is expected to have a 50 day lifespan.

[edit] Team

• Team Leader : Raúl A. Joya & iván Luna Castro
• C&DH Developer : Andres Alfonso Caro
• COMM & Telemetry Developer : Cesar Fernando Valero Sepulveda
• Attitude Determination : Paul Nuñez
• PCBs : Miguel Ariza

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Libertad 1 Space Program Official Site

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