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Libertad 1 ('Freedom 1') is a single CubeSat built by the Space Program of the Sergio Arboleda UniversityinColombia. It is the first Colombian satellite sent to orbit. 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 used a telemetric payload to keep it in communication with the University. It was expected to have a 50-day lifespan, however news reports two years after it was launched stated the satellite was still working and sending information, passing over Colombia twice a day.
Libertad 1
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| Operator | Sergio Arboleda University |
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| COSPAR ID | 2007-012M  |
| SATCAT no. | 31128 |
| Website | Libertad 1 Space Program |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 17, 2007 (2007-04-17) |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 645.8 km |
| Apogee altitude | 781.1 km |
| Inclination | 98.1° |
| Period | 98.9 minutes |
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