AMSAT

AMSAT is both a generic name for Amateur Radio satellite organisations world-wide, but in particular is the name of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation of North America (AMSAT-NA) with headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington DC.

Related Topics:
Amateur Radio - Silver Spring, Maryland - Washington DC

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Other national organisations exists, such as AMSAT Germany (AMSAT-DL), AMSAT Japan, etc.

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AMSAT organisations design and build, arrange launches for, and then operate (command) the OSCAR series of satellites.

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AMSAT-DL has project managed and built several Amateur Radio satellites, notably AO-40.

Related Topics:
Amateur Radio - Satellites - AO-40

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