title: Libertad 1
text: # Libertad 1
  
  Libertad 1 (English: 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
  