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
UKube-1: 4 payloads
The UK Space Agency's pilot programme has narrowed down from a total of 20 proposals to four payloads to fly on Ukube-1 from UK industry and academia. Payloads chosen include a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) Imager Demonstrator, a specialist...
Thailand AMSAT High Altitude Balloon Videos
Videos have been released by the Thailand Amateur Satellite group TAMSAT showing their successful amateur radio balloon flight call sign HS1JAN-11 on March 18. Watch the launch of MSBSAT-2 [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQyw13VMjhA] Watch MSBAT-2 at 30km and...
Apex students talk with space station
On Wednesday, March 21, students at Salem Elementary in Apex came together in the school's multipurpose room for a once-in-a-lifetime event. WRAL TV news reports that fourteen students, six of them winners of the school's science fair a few weeks earlier, made their...
TAMSAT – Internal Housekeeping Unit – IHU
When we first founded TAMSAT, Association of Amateur Satellite Technologies approximately two years ago, we have made a big commitment. Our commitment was to develop technology in Turkey, not any technology, but a complex one related to space systems. I am sure during...
UK CubeSat Plasma Propulsion Thruster
The amateur radio STRaND-1 smartphone CubeSat is a joint project between SSTL and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC). It’s not only its smartphone that makes it exceptional. Engineers at the Surrey Space Centre have also developed a unique mass and power saving plasma...
FUNCube Status
| AO-73 | Active |
| JO-97 | Active |
AMSAT-UK Nets
80m
QO-100

