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Libertad 1 | |
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 |
Libertad 1 ('Freedom 1') is a single CubeSat built by the Space Program of the Sergio Arboleda University in Colombia. 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.
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 Núñez
- PCBs : Miguel Ariza
See also
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Libertad 1 Space Program Official Site Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- n2yo.com
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