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

JY1SAT Launch Information and Dashboard

JY1Sat is an enhanced 1U FUNcube. It has been developed for the Crown Prince Foundation in Jordan. The spacecraft has been named in honour of the Crown Prince’s grandfather, King Hussein, who operated using his personal amateur radio callsign which was simply JY1. In...

SSO-A mission with Amateur Radio satellites launched December 3

Spaceflight’s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, carrying many amateur radio satellites, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 18:34 GMT on Monday, December 3. Watch the launch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq8kS6UoOrQ 64 small satellites...

Fox-1Cliff scheduled for launch on SSO-A mission

AMSAT is counting down to the launch of the next Fox-1 satellite, Fox-1Cliff. The launch of Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for 18:31:47 GMT on Monday, December 3. It is planned to launch...

Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite launch

The geostationary satellite Es'hail-2 carrying amateur radio transponders launched from Kennedy Space Center at 2046 GMT on Thursday, November 15 and was successfully deployed 32 minutes later. A pre-launch static fire test had been carried out November 12. AMSAT-DL...

Videos of AMSAT Symposium talks

Videos of the presentations given at the 2018 William A. Tynan W3XO Memorial Space Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday/Saturday November 2/3 are now available Schedule of symposium presentations https://www.amsat.org/call-for-papers/ Watch Friday, November 2...

FUNCube Status

AO-73 Active
JO-97 Active

AMSAT-UK Nets

80m

QO-100