Editing AMSAT (section)

== Current projects ==
AMSAT built a series of  five 1U [[CubeSat]]s to carry university experiments, including a camera, and mode U/V FM repeaters. The first two of these satellites, Fox-1A, and Fox-1B, were launched on 8 October 2015 and 18 November 2017 respectively and are currently operational and available for use.<ref>{{cite web|title=AO-85 (Fox-1A) {{!}} AMSAT|url=http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4690|website=amsat.org |access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref> Fox-1D (AO-92) was launched on 12 January 2018 on the [[PSLV-C40]] mission from [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]] in [[Sriharikota]], [[India]]. Fox-1Cliff was launched from [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]] aboard the [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9|Falcon-9]] [[SHERPA (space tug)|SSO-A]] rocket on 3 December 2018. These four Fox satellites contain FM transponders with uplink on the 70 cm band and downlink on the 2 metre band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FoxOperatingGuide_May2015_Hi.pdf|title=AMSAT Fox Operating Guide|date=2015|access-date=2015-10-04 |publisher=AMSAT}}</ref>

RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E, a variation of the Fox-1 series, carrying a mode V/U linear transponder has been accepted for a launch by the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative.<ref>{{cite web|title=RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) Selected for Participation in NASA's CSLI|url=http://www.amsat.org/?p=5019|publisher=AMSAT|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref>  Fox-1E was launched into orbit aboard a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne vehicle on 17 January 2021. Although the beacon has not been heard, the linear transponder is at least partially functioning with a low level downlink signal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RadFxSat-2 Identified, Testing Continues – AMSAT|url=https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-2-identified-testing-continues/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

AMSAT is currently developing the GOLF series of CubeSats with the first satellite in the series, GOLF-TEE, expected to launch in 2022. The GOLF series is designed to test technologies for future [[high Earth orbit]] (HEO) missions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint: An Introduction to the AMSAT GOLF Program – AMSAT|url=https://www.amsat.org/greater-orbit-larger-footprint-an-introduction-to-the-amsat-golf-program/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

AMSAT also offers a communications platform for university CubeSats. The AMSAT Linear Transponder Module (LTM) includes a VHF/UHF telemetry beacon, command receiver, and linear transponder. The first LTM flew on HuskySat-OSCAR 107 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AMSAT – The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation|url=https://www.amsat.org/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2020, AMSAT and the University of Maine announced that an LTM would be provided for the University of Maine's MESAT1 CubeSat, Maine's first small satellite.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AMSAT Partners with UMaine's WiSe-Net Lab to Develop Maine's First Small Satellite – AMSAT|url=https://www.amsat.org/amsat-partners-with-umaines-wise-net-lab-to-develop-maines-first-small-satellite/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

Additionally, AMSAT supports amateur radio on human spaceflight missions as a supporting partner of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). This partnership includes support for future missions on the [[Lunar Gateway]].

AMSAT also supports STEM education and has developed a CubeSat Simulator as part of these efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The CubeSat Simulator Project Page|url=http://cubesatsim.org/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=cubesatsim.org}}</ref>