The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (as AMSAT is officially known) was formed in the District of Columbia in 1969 as an educational organization. Its goal is to foster Amateur Radio's participation in space research and communication. AMSAT was founded to continue the efforts begun in 1961 by Project OSCAR, a west coast USA-based group which built and launched the very first Amateur Radio satellite, OSCAR, on December 12, 1961, barely four years after the launch of Russia's first Sputnik. Links from this channel to other sites and subscriptions to other YouTube channels do not constitute an endorsement by AMSAT. These are offered as a convenience to the amateur satellite community.