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
Small Satellite Workshop features Ham Radio
A Small Satellite Developer Workshop featuring Amateur Radio is taking place July 8-13 in Chennai, India. The amateur radio segment is being conducted by the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR). Other topics include • Software Designed Receiver • Basics of...
Harwell – Apps-in-Space Hackathon
The Satellite Applications Catapult is hosting a Satellite Applications Hackathon event on the weekend of June 8-9, 2013. It will take place at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The two-day ‘technology development’ event is part of a series of activities to...
BBC: Ecuador Pegasus CubeSat fears over space debris crash
BBC News is reporting that at 0538 UT on Thursday, May 23 Ecuador's new NEE-01 Pegasus 910 MHz CubeSat collided with debris from a S14 Soviet rocket launched in 1985. The satellite was some 1,500 km east of Madagascar at the time. Pegasus, launched less than a month...
Amateur Radio Satellites for Emergency Communications
Grupo de Radioaficionados para Operaciones Satelitales (GROS) Coordinator Raydel Espinet CM2ESP comments on the use of amateur radio satellites for emergency communications and describes how an amateur satellite was used in a Civil Defense exercise on May 18-19, 2013....
First picture taken by ESTCube-1 CubeSat amateur radio callsign ES5E
The first picture taken by the amateur radio CubeSat ESTCube-1 in space has been released. ESTCube-1 was launched from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 7 at 0206 UT on an ESA Vega rocket into a 704 km orbit. The hard work of the first two weeks has paid off and the CAM...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100