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Below are checklists of Amateur (ham) radio satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
See also the amateur (ham) radio page, for items related to, but that do not include amateur radio satellites.
| Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
| OSCAR-1 | USA | 1961-12-12 | OSCAR-1 | OSCAR | OSCAR |
| OSCAR-2 | USA | 1962-06-02 | OSCAR-2 | ||
| OSCAR-3 (EGRS-3) | USA | 1965-03-09 | OSCAR-3 | ||
| OSCAR-4 | USA | 1965-12-21 | OSCAR-4 | ||
| Australis-OSCAR-5 (AO-5, AO-A) | Australia | 1970-01-23 | OSCAR-5 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-6 (AO-6, AO-C, P2A) | USA | 1972-10-15 |
OSCAR-6 OSCAR-6 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-7 (AO-7, AO-B, P2B) | USA-Spain | 1974-11-15 |
OSCAR-7 OSCAR-7 OSCAR-7 OSCAR-7 OSCAR-7 OSCAR-7 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-8 (AO-8, AO-D, P2D) | USA | 1978-03-05 |
OSCAR-8 OSCAR-8 OSCAR-8 | ||
| Amsat-P3A [failed] | USA | 1980-05-23 |
Amsat-P3A Amsat-P3A Amsat-P3A | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-9 (UO-9, UoSat-1, UoSat-A) | UK | 1981-10-06 |
UoSat-1 UoSat-1 OSCAR-9 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-10 (AO-10, P3B) | USA | 1983-06-16 |
OSCAR-10 OSCAR-10 OSCAR-10 | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-11 (UO-11, UoSat-2, UoSat-B) | UK | 1984-03-01 |
UoSat-2 UoSat-2 OSCAR-11 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-12 (FO-12, JAS-1a, Fuji-1) | Japan (JARL) | 1986-08-13 |
Fuji Fuji-1/1b | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-13 (AO-13, P3C) | USA | 1988-06-15 | OSCAR-13 | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-14 (UO-14, UoSat-3, UoSat-D, HealthSat-1) | UK | 1990-01-22 |
UoSat-3 OSCAR-14 | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-15 (UO-15, UoSat-4, UoSat-E) | UK | UoSat-4 | |||
| Amsat-OSCAR-16 (AO-16) / Pacsat / Microsat-1 | USA | OSCAR-16 | |||
| DOVE-OSCAR-17 (DO-17) / Microsat-2 | Brazil | OSCAR-17 | |||
| WeberSat-OSCAR-18 (WO-18) / Microsat-3 | USA | OSCAR-18 | |||
| LUsat-OSCAR-19 (LO-19) / Microsat-4 | Argentina | OSCAR-19 | |||
| Fuji-OSCAR-20 (FO-20, JAS-1b, Fuji-1b) | Japan (JARL) | 1990-02-07 |
Fuji Fuji-1/1b OSCAR-20 OSCAR-20/29 type | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-21 (AO-21) / RS-14 / Informator-1 (one satellite) | Russia | 1991-01-29 | OSCAR-21 | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-22 (UO-22, UoSat-5, UoSat-F) | UK | 1991-07-17 |
UoSat-5 OSCAR-22 OSCAR-22/25 | ||
| Kitsat-OSCAR-23 (KO-23) / Kitsat-1 / Uribyol-1 | South Korea | 1992-08-10 | OSCAR-23 | ||
| Arsene-OSCAR-24 (AO-24) | France | 1993-05-12 | OSCAR-24 | ||
| Kitsat-OSCAR-25 (KO-25) / Kitsat-2 / Uribyol-2 | South Korea | 1993-09-26 |
OSCAR-22/25 OSCAR-25 | ||
| ITAmsat-OSCAR-26 (IO-26) | Italy | OSCAR-26 | |||
| AMRAD-OSCAR-27 (AO-27, Eyesat-1) | USA |
OSCAR-27 OSCAR-27 | |||
| Posat-OSCAR-28 (PO-28, Posat-1) | Portugal | OSCAR-28 | |||
| UNAMSat-1 (UNAMSat-A), Gurwin-1a / TechSat-1a [failed] | Mexico-Israel | 1995-03-28 |
UNAMSat TechSat-1 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-29 (FO-29, JAS-2, Fuji-2) | Japan (JARL) | 1996-08-17 |
Fuji OSCAR-20/29 type | ||
| Mexico-OSCAR-30 (MO-30, UNAMSat-B) | Mexico-Russia | 1996-09-05 | UNAMSat | ||
| TMSAT-OSCAR-31 (TO-31, TMSat-1) | Thailand | 1998-07-10 | OSCAR-31 | ||
| Gurwin-OSCAR-32 (GO-32, Gurwin-1b, TechSat-1b) | Israel | TechSat-1 | |||
| SEDSat-OSCAR-33 (SO-33, SEDSat-1) | USA | 1998-10-24 | OSCAR-33 | ||
| PANSat-OSCAR-34 (PO-34) [STS-95/Discovery-deployed] | USA | 1998-10-30 |
OSCAR-34 OSCAR-34 OSCAR-34 STS-95/Discovery (patch) | ||
| SunSat-OSCAR-35 (SO-35) | South Africa | 1999-02-23 | OSCAR-35 | ||
| UoSat-OSCAR-36 (UO-36, UoSat-12) | UK | 1999-04-21 | UoSat-12 | ||
| Kitsat-3 / Uribyol-3 | South Korea | 1999-05-26 | Kitsat-3 | ||
| ASUSat-OSCAR-37 (AO-37, ASUSat-1) | USA | 2000-01-27 | OSCAR-37 | ||
| OPAL-OSCAR-38 (OO-38, StenSat) | USA | OSCAR-38 | |||
| Weber-OSCAR-39 (WO-39, JAWSAT) | USA | OSCAR-39 | |||
| Amsat-OSCAR-40 (AO-40, P3D) | USA | 2000-11-16 |
OSCAR-40 OSCAR-40 OSCAR-40 | ||
| SaudiSat-OSCAR-41 (SO-41, SaudiSat-1a) | Saudi Arabia | 2000-09-26 | OSCAR-41 | ||
| SaudiSat-OSCAR-42 (SO-42, SaudiSat-1b) | Saudi Arabia | OSCAR-42 | |||
| STARSHINE-OSCAR-43 (SO-43, STARSHINE-3) | USA | 2001-09-30 |
STARSHINE-3 STARSHINE-3 (patch) | ||
| Navy-OSCAR-44 (NO-44, PCSat-1) | US Naval Academy |
OSCAR-44 OSCAR-44 | |||
| Navy-OSCAR-45 (NO-45, SAPPHIRE) | USA (Stanford University) |
OSCAR-45 OSCAR-45 | |||
| Malaysian-OSCAR-46 (MO-46, TiungSat-1) | Malaysia | 2000-09-26 |
OSCAR-46 OSCAR-46 | ||
| Idefix: BreizhSat-OSCAR-47 (BO-47) | France | 2002-05-04 | OSCAR-47/48 type | ||
| Idefix: BreizhSat-OSCAR-48 (BO-48) | France | ||||
| AATiS-OSCAR-49 (AO-49, Safir-M, RUBIN-2) | Germany | 2002-12-20 | OSCAR-49 | ||
| SaudiSat-OSCAR-50 (SO-50, SaudiSat-1c) | Saudi Arabia | OSCAR-50 | |||
| Amsat-OSCAR-51 (AO-51, Amsat-Echo) | USA | 2004-06-29 | OSCAR-51 | ||
| VUSat-OSCAR-52 (VO-52, HAMSAT) | India | 2005-05-05 | OSCAR-52 | ||
| eXpress-OSCAR-53 (XO-53, SSETI-Express) | Russia | 2005-10-27 | OSCAR-53 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-54 (AO-54, SuitSat, RadioSkaf-1) [Progress-M54 launched] | Russia | 2005-09-08 (launched to ISS) 2006-02-03 (deployed from ISS) | OSCAR-54 | ||
| CubeSat-OSCAR-55 (CO-55, Cute-1) | Russia | 2003-06-30 | Cute-1.7 | ||
| CubeSat-OSCAR-56 (CO-56, Cute-1.7) | Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | 2006-02-21 | Cute-1.7 | ||
| CubeSat-OSCAR-57 (CO-57, CubeSat-XI-4) | Russia | 2003-06-30 | CubeSat-XI-4 | ||
| CubeSat-OSCAR-58 (CO-58, CubeSat-XI-5) | Russia | 2005-10-27 | CubeSat-XI-4 | ||
| HITSat-OSCAR-59 (HO-59) | Japan (Hokkaido Institute of Technology) | 2006-09-22 | OSCAR-59 | ||
| Navy-OSCAR-60 (NO-60, RAFT-1) [STS-116/Discovery-deployed] | US Naval Academy | 2006-12-10 | OSCAR-60 | ||
| Navy-OSCAR-61 (NO-61, ANDE-MAA) [STS-116/Discovery-deployed] | NASA Johnson Space Canter | OSCAR-61+62 | |||
| Navy-OSCAR-62 (NO-62, ANDE-FCal) [STS-116/Discovery-deployed] | NASA Johnson Space Center | ||||
| Pehuensat-OSCAR-63 (PO-63, Pehuensat-1) | Argentina | 2007-01-10 | OSCAR-63 | ||
| Delfi-OSCAR-64 (DO-64, Delfi-C3) | Netherlands | 2008-04-28 | OSCAR-64 | ||
| Cubesat-OSCAR-65 (CO-65, Cute-1.7) | Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | Cute-1.7 | |||
| Cubesat-OSCAR-66 (CO-66, SEEDS-2) | Japan (Nihon University) | OSCAR-66 | |||
| Sumbandila-OSCAR-67 (SO-67, Sumbandila) | South Africa | 2009-09-17 | OSCAR-67 | ||
| Hope-OSCAR-68 (HO-68, XW-1) | China/PRC | 2009-12-15 | OSCAR-68 | ||
| ARISSat-1 (Kedr, RadioSkaf-2) [Progress-M-09M launched] | Russia | 2011-01-28 (launched to ISS) 2011-08-03 (deployed from ISS) | ARISSat-1 | ||
| FASTRAC-OSCAR-69 (FO-69, FASTRAC-1 / USA-222) | USA | 2010-11-20 | OSCAR-69 | ||
| FASTRAC-OSCAR-70 (FO-70, FASTRAC-2 / USA-228) | |||||
| AubieSat-OSCAR-71 (AO-71, AubieSat-1) | USA | 2011-10-28 | OSCAR-71 | ||
| MaSat-OSCAR-72 (MO-72, MaSat-1) | Hungary | 2012-02-13 |
OSCAR-72 OSCAR-72 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-73 (AO-73, FUNcube-1) | UK-Netherlands | 2013-11-21 | OSCAR-73 | ||
| LUSat-OSCAR-74 (LO-74, CubeBug-2) | Argentina | 2013-11-21 | OSCAR-74 | ||
| Louisiana-OSCAR-75 (LO-75, CAPE-2) | USA | 2013-11-20 | OSCAR-75 | ||
| Morehead-OSCAR-76 (MO-76, Eagle-2) | USA | 2013-11-21 | OSCAR-76 | ||
| CubeSat-OSCAR-77 (CO-77, ArtSat-1) | Japan (Tama Art University) | 2014-02-27 | OSCAR-77 | ||
| Lituanica-OSCAR-78 (LO-78, LituanicaSat-1) [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | Lithuania |
2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) 2014-02-28 (deployed from ISS) | OSCAR-78 | ||
| European-OSCAR-79 (EO-79, QB50P1, FUNcube-3) | Belgium | 2014-06-19 | OSCAR-79 | ||
| European-OSCAR-80 (EO-80, QB50P2) | Belgium | 2014-06-19 | OSCAR-80 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-81 (FO-81, DESPATCH, ArtSat-2) | Japan (Tama Art University) | 2014-12-03 | OSCAR-81 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-82 (FO-82, Shin'en-2) | Japan (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kagoshima University, AUT) | 2014-12-03 | OSCAR-82 | ||
| Naval Academy-OSCAR-83 (NO-83, BRICSat-1) | USA | 2015-05-20 | OSCAR-83 | ||
| Naval Academy-OSCAR-84 (NO-84, ParkinsonSat-A) | USA | 2015-05-20 | OSCAR-84 | ||
| Amsat-OSCAR-85 (AO-85, Fox-1A) | USA | 2015-10-08 | OSCAR-85 | ||
| Indonesia-OSCAR-86 (IO-86, LAPAN-A2, LAPAN-ORARI) | Indonesia | 2015-09-28 | OSCAR-86 | ||
| LUSat-OSCAR-87 (LO-87, ŅuSat-1) | Argentina | 2016-05-30 | OSCAR-87 | ||
| Emirates-OSCAR-88 (EO-88, FUNcube-5, Nayif-1) | UAR | 2017-02-15 | OSCAR-88 | ||
| Tsukuba-OSCAR-89 (TO-89, ITF-2, Yuri-2) [HTV-6 launched] | Japan (University of Tsukuba) | 2016-12-09 (launched to ISS) 2017-01-15 (deployed from ISS) | OSCAR-89 | ||
| LilacSat-OSCAR-90 (LO-90, Zidingziang-1, QB50-CNC02) [Cygnus-CRS-7 launched] | China/PRC | 2017-04-18 (launched to ISS) 2017-05-25 (deployed from ISS) | OSCAR-90 | ||
| AMSAT-OSCAR-91 (AO-91, Fox-1B, RadFxSat) | USA | 2017-11-18 | OSCAR-91 | ||
| AMSAT-OSCAR-92 (AO-92, Fox-1D) | USA | 2018-01-12 | OSCAR-92 | ||
| Lunar-OSCAR-93 (LO-93, Longiang-1), Lunar-OSCAR-94 (LO-94, Longiang-2) | China/PRC | 2018-05-20 | OSCAR-93 | ||
| AMSAT-OSCAR-95 (AO-95, Fox-1C) [SmallSat Express group] | USA | 2018-12-03 | OSCAR-95 | ||
| VUsat-OSCAR-96 (VO-96, ExseedSat-1) [SmallSat Express group] | India | 2018-12-03 | OSCAR-96 | ||
| Jordan-OSCAR-97 (JO-97, JY1-Sat) [SmallSat Express group] | Jordan | 2018-12-03 | OSCAR-97 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-98 (FO-98, OrigamiSat-1) | Japan (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | 2019-01-18 | OSCAR-98 | ||
| Fuji-OSCAR-99 (FO-99, NEXUS) | Japan (Nihon University) | 2019-01-18 | OSCAR-99 | ||
| Qatar-OSCAR-100 (QO-100, Es'hail-21) | Qatar | 2018-11-15 | OSCAR-100 | ||
| Philippines-OSCAR-101 (PO-101, Diwata-2B) | Philippines | 2018-10-29 | OSCAR-101 | ||
| BIT Progress-OSCAR-102 (BO-102, CAS-7B) | China/PRC | 2019-07-25 | CAS-7B | ||
| Navy-OSCAR-103 (NO-103, BRICSat-2) | US Naval Academy | 2019-06-25 | OSCAR-103 | ||
| Navy-OSCAR-104 (NO-104, PSat-2) | US Naval Academy | 2019-06-25 | OSCAR-104 | ||
| Magyar-OSCAR-105 (MO-105, SMOG-P) | Hungary | 2019-12-06 | OSCAR-105/110 | ||
| Magyar-OSCAR-106 (MO-106, ATL-1) | Hungary | 2019-12-06 | OSCAR-106 | ||
| HuskySat-OSCAR-107 (HO-107, HS-1) [Cygnus-CRS-12 launched] | USA | 2019-11-02 (launched to ISS) 2020-01-28 (deployed from ISS) | HuskySat-1 | ||
| Tianqin-OSCAR-108 (TO-108, Tianqin-1, CAS-6) | China/PRC | 2019-12-20 | Tianqin-1 | ||
| AMSAT-OSCAR-109 (AO-109, Fox-1E, RadFxSat-2) | USA | 2021-01-17 | Fox-1E | ||
| Magyar-OSCAR-110 (MO-110, SMOG-1) | Hungary | 2021-03-22 | OSCAR-105/110 | ||
| DIY-OSCAR-111 (DO-111, DIY-1, ArduiQube) | Argentina | 2021-03-22 | DIY-1 | ||
| MIRSat-OSCAR-112 (MO-112, MIR-Sat-1) [Dragon-CRS-22 launched] | Mauritius | 2021-06-03 (launhed to ISS) 2021-06-22 (deployed from ISS) | MIR-Sat-1 | ||
| Hope-OSCAR-113 (HO-113, XW-3, CAS-3) | China/PRC | 2021-12-26 | CAS-3 | ||
| Spain-OSCAR-114 (SO-114, EASat-2) | Spain | 2022-01-13 | EASat-2 | ||
| Spain-OSCAR-115 (SO-115, Hades) | Spain | 2022-01-13 | Hades | ||
| Nepal-OSCAR-116 (NO-116, SanoSat-1, Nepal-PQ-1) | Nepal | 2022-01-13 | SanoSat-1 | ||
| Italy-OSCAR-117 (IO-117, GreenCube) | Italy | 2022-07-13 | GreenCube | ||
| Fengtai-OSCAR-118 (FO-118, CAS-5A) | China/PRC | 2022-12-09 | CAS-5A | ||
| Hope-OSCAR-119 (HO-119, XW-4, CAS-10) | China/PRC | 2022-11-12 | XW-4 | ||
| Spain-OSCAR-120 (SO-120, URESAT-1, Hades-B) [Transporter-8 group] | Spain | 2023-06-12 | URESAT-1 | ||
| Spain-OSCAR-121 (SO-121, Hydra-1, Hades-D) [Transporter-9 group] | Spain | 2023-11-11 | Hades-D | ||
| MESat-1-OSCAR-122 (MO-122) | Amsat | 2024-07-04 | MESat-1 | ||
| ASRTU-OSCAR-123 (AO-123) | China/PRC | 2024-11-04 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| RS-1, RS-2 / Iskra-4A | 1978-10-26 |
RS-1 RS-2 | RS | RS |
| RS-3, RS-4, RS-5, RS-6, RS-7, RS-8 | 1981-12-17 | RS-3 | ||
| RS-9 | Canceled | |||
| RS-10 / RS-11 / Kosmos-1861 (one satellite) | 1987-06-23 | Kosmos-1861/RS-10/RS-11 | ||
| RS-12 / RS-13 / Kosmos-2123 (one satellite) | 1991-02-05 | Kosmos-2123/RS-12/RS-13 (mis-labeled "RS-15") | ||
| RS-14 / Amsat-OSCAR-21 (AO-21) / Informator-1 (one satellite) | 1991-01-29 | OSCAR-21 | ||
| RS-15 / Radio-ROSTO | 1994-12-26 | RS-15 | ||
| Mozhayets-1 | Never launched | |||
| RS-16 / Mozhayets-2 / Zeya | 1997-03-04 | RS-16 | ||
| RS-17a / Sputnik-40, RS-17b / Sputnik-40-2 [Progress-M36 launched] | 1997-10-05 (launched to Mir) 1997-11-04 (deployed from Mir) | RS-17a | ||
| RS-18 / Sputnik-41 [Progress-M40 launched] | 1998-10-25 (launched to Mir) 1998-11-10 (deployed from Mir) |
RS-18 RS-18 | ||
| RS-19 / Sputnik-99 [Progress-M41 launched] | 1999-04-02 (launched to Mir) 1999-04-16 (deployed from Mir) | |||
| RS-20 / Mozhayets-3 | 2002-11-28 |
RS-20 RS-20 | ||
| RS-21 / Kolibri-2000 [Progress-M1-7 launched] | 2001-11-26 (launched to ISS) 2002-02-14 (deployed from Progress after departing from ISS) |
RS-21 RS-21 | ||
| RS-22 / Mozhayets-4 | 2003-09-27 | |||
| RS-23 / Universitetsky-1 / Tatyana-1 | 2005-01-20 | RS-23 | ||
| RS-25 / Mozhayets-5 | 2005-10-27 | RS-25 | ||
| RS-27 / Baumanets-1 [failed] | 2006-07-26 | RS-27 | ||
| RS-28 / UGATUSAT | 2009-09-17 | RS-28 | ||
| RS-30 / Yubileiny-1 | 2008-05-23 | RS-30 | ||
| RS-38 / Universitetsky-2 / Tatyana-2 | 2009-09-17 | RS-38 | ||
| RS-39 / Chibis-M [Progress-M-13M launched] | 2011-10-30 (launched to ISS) 2012-01-23 (deployed from ISS) | RS-39 | ||
| RS-40 / MiR / ex-Yubileiny-2 | 2012-07-28 | RS-30 | ||
| RS-41 / Aist-1-1 | 2013-12-28 | Aist | ||
| RS-43 / Aist-1-2 | 2013-04-19 | Aist-2 and Aist-3 | ||
| RS-44 / DOSAAF-85 / Radio-2017 [partial failure] | 2019-12-26 | RS-44 | ||
| RS-46 / Kosmos-2491 | 2013-12-25 | |||
| RS-47 / Kosmos-2499 | 2014-05-24 | |||
| RS-48 / Aist-2D | 2016-04-28 | Aist-2D | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Iskra-1 [failed to deploy from Meteor-1-31] | 1981-07-10 |
Iskra Iskra-1 | Iskra | Iskra |
| Iskra-2 [Salyut-7 launched] | 1982-05-14 (launched with Salyut-7) 1982-05-17 (deployed from Salyut-7) | Iskra-2 | ||
| Iskra-3 [Progress-16 launched] | 1982-10-31 (launched to Salyut-7) 1982-11-18 (deployed from Salyut-7) | |||
| Iskra-4A / RS-2 | 1978-10-26 | RS-2 | ||
| Iskra-MAI-85 | 2017-04-17 | Iskra-MAI-85 | ||
| Iskra-5 | 20xx | |||
1The OSCAR-100 transponder is part of (not-separate from) Es'hail-2, thus the satellite names are interchangeable.
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