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Libertad 1 is a single
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built by the Space Program of the
Sergio Arboleda UniversitySergio Arboleda University is a Roman Catholic university located in Bogotá, Colombia, with a sectional located in Santa Marta, Colombia.Pedro Carmona former coupster against the government of Hugo_Chávez in Venezuela holds a post as university professor....
in the South American country of
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. It was launched aboard a Dnepr rocket on April 17, 2007 from the
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,
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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 Nuñez
- PCBs : Miguel Ariza
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