From the first reception of Sputnik, hams have looked to the stars and dreamed of amateur radio in space. Project OSCAR brought that dream to life, and, from their pioneering efforts, AMSAT was born. Over the past 50 plus years, AMSAT has kept its promise to keep amateur radio in space and, in the … Read more
What is the Fox Project? CubeSats were once just a cheap way for university students to build and launch a satellite. But they have become the hottest new technology in the space industry. NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (“spy satellites,”) Aerospace Corporation and even Boeing have all launched and operated CubeSats. And now, the NASA Educational … Read more
$50SAT (MO-76) ARTSAT Invader (CO-77) – Now re-entered SPROUT Chasqui-1 ZACube-1 (TshepisoSAT) Masat-1 (MO-72) PolyITAN-1 ANTELSat ShindaiSat (Ginrei) ARTSAT-2 (DESPATCH) – Now end of mission STARS-1 EO-80 (QB50p2) While we build this section of the website, please visit http://www.dk3wn.info/satellites.shtml and http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm for the latest in telemetry only and cubesat news.
Education has always been part of AMSAT’s mission. Sharing our passion for amateur radio and space is an excellent way to do educational outreach for STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education. AMSAT educational outreach takes many different forms including: Outreach within the ham radio community and the public by AMSAT Ambassadors: to provide instructive … Read more