The Colombian Space Commission (CSC) is
Colombia’s government body for the promotion and use of space. It is in charge of promoting the development of
space technology
Space technology is technology for use in outer space, in travel (''astronautics'') or other activities beyond Earth's atmosphere, for purposes such as spaceflight, space exploration, and Earth observation. Space technology includes space vehicles ...
and
communication satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth. C ...
s as well as applications for the navigation and maritime transportation in Colombia. It also works in the observation and surveillance of the country's natural resources. It was created by presidential decree No. 2442 in July 2006. although there have been some Americans of Colombian descent who have gone into space such as George D. Zamka.
Colombian artificial satellites
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Libertad I
Libertad 1 ( en, 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 Baikonu ...
, ''2007''
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FACSAT-1, ''2018''
See also
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List of government space agencies
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.
As of 2022, 77 different government space agencies are in existence, 16 of which have launch capabilities. Six government space agencie ...
References
External links
Colombian Space Commission
{{Public sector space agencies
Space agencies
Space program of Colombia
Scientific organisations based in Colombia