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.

Libertad 1

Libertad 1
Operator	Sergio Arboleda University
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