Abbreviation | AMSAT |
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Formation | 1969 |
Type | Nonprofit organization |
Purpose | Designing, building, and operating experimental satellites; promoting space education |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Location | |
Region served | North America |
President | Robert Bankston KE4AL |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
Website | http://www.amsat.org/ |
AMSAT is a name for various amateur radio satellite organizations worldwide. In particular, it often refers to the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, headquartered in Washington, D.C. AMSAT organizations design, build, arrange launches for, and then operate (command) satellites carrying amateur radio payloads, including the OSCAR series of satellites. Other informally affiliated national organizations exist, such as AMSAT Germany (AMSAT-DL) and AMSAT Japan (JAMSAT).