Colloquium 2024

AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2024 is set to take place on October 12-13, at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. Join us for an exciting weekend of satellite discussions and networking, held in conjunction with the RSGB Convention.

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

Hampshire Based Electronics company wins MOD Cubesat contract.

  Roke Manor Research Ltd's (Roke) Gioconda industry consortium has been awarded a contract to deliver a major element of the UK MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's 'Smallsat' CubeSat Research Programme. A CubeSat is a type of miniaturised...

O/OREOS Mission: "Cost effective" CubeSat science

  Astrobiology magazine posts a piece on the success of NASA's O/OREOS mission that points out that serious science can be accomplished by tiny spacecraft: 'The full success of the O/OREOS mission demonstrates convincingly that cubesats can be cost-effective...

O/OREOS Mission: “Cost effective” CubeSat science

  Astrobiology magazine posts a piece on the success of NASA's O/OREOS mission that points out that serious science can be accomplished by tiny spacecraft: 'The full success of the O/OREOS mission demonstrates convincingly that cubesats can be cost-effective...

Masat-1 in silent mode again

On 21 and 22 March 2012 (Wednesday, Thursday) we will switch the satellite to silent mode again as a repetition of the last silent mode data aquisition. In silent mode, all RF transmission of the satellite is turned off, the satellite is only on reception. After these...

UKube-1 to launch in 2013

The BBC report that the first satellite to be built in Scotland is due to be launched next year. BBC News say UKube-1 is being built at the West of Scotland Science Park in Maryhill, Glasgow and is expected to enter orbit in 2013. UKube-1 systems engineer Steve...

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