AMSAT-UK is a leading organization dedicated to advancing amateur satellite communications in the United Kingdom. Established to promote and support satellite experimentation and development, AMSAT-UK provides resources, education, and a community for enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you’re new to satellite communications or an experienced operator, AMSAT-UK offers valuable insights, technical resources, and opportunities to connect with fellow enthusiasts.
Through events like the annual Colloquium, AMSAT-UK brings together experts, hobbyists, and innovators to share knowledge and ideas. In addition to supporting satellite missions and projects, AMSAT-UK collaborates with international amateur satellite organizations, helping to expand the possibilities of amateur radio and satellite communications around the world.
Satellite News
Launch of Japanese amateur radio satellites
The ARTSAT INVADER CubeSat, callsign JQ1ZKK, and six other amateur radio satellites were on the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 23 (H-IIA F23) along with the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core observatory satellite. The launch took place from the Yoshinobu Launch...
Amateur radio CubeSats prepared for deployment
NASA reports that on Thursday, February 20, 2014, International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA worked in the Japanese Kibo laboratory to prepare the second batch of NanoRacks CubeSats for their deployment beginning next Tuesday. He opened the inner...
$50SAT PocketQube Amateur Radio Challenge
The $50sat PocketQube satellite team, AB2S, KD8QBA and GW7HPW, are celebrating 90 days in orbit by proposing a technical challenge to all interested radio amateurs. $50sat is capable of responding to uplink command packets. There are three open packets: • Test packet...
Results of first Delfi-n3Xt transponder test
Delfi Nanosatellite Program Manager, Jasper Bouwmeester PC4JB, has announced results of the first test of the Delfi-n3Xt CubeSat 435/145 MHz linear transponder that were carried out on February 20. Dear all, Today we did a first transponder test. We could hear the...
ISS CubeSat deployments to resume February 25
According to NanoRacks the deployment of the second batch of CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) will commence at 1700 UT on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The CubeSats deployments were streamed live at http://m.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-streamEarlier...
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