Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio
Ever since the launch of OSCAR I in 1961, it has been traditional for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for “Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.” At the request of the original Project OSCAR organization, AMSAT now administers the numbering of OSCAR satellites. Following is a list of the 106 satellites that have received OSCAR designations.
OSCAR I
Launched 12/12/1961
Responsible Organization: Project OSCAR
OSCAR II
Launched 6/2/1962
Responsible Organization: Project OSCAR
OSCAR III
Launched 3/9/1965
Responsible Organization: Project OSCAR
OSCAR IV
Launched 12/21/1965
Responsible Organization: TRW Radio Club
Australis-OSCAR 5
Launched 1/23/1970
Responsible Organization: Univ. of Melbourne
AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Launched 10/15/1972
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
AMSAT-OSCAR 7
Launched 11/15/1974
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Launched 3/8/1978
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
UoSAT-OSCAR 9
Launched 10/6/1981
Responsible Organization: University of Surrey
AMSAT-OSCAR 10
Launched 6/16/1983
Responsible Organization: AMSAT / AMSAT-DL
UoSAT-OSCAR 11
Launched 3/1/1984
Responsible Organization: University of Surrey
Fuji-OSCAR 12
Launched 8/12/1986
Responsible Organization: JARL
AMSAT-OSCAR 13
Launched 6/15/1988
Responsible Organization: AMSAT / AMSAT-DL
UoSAT-OSCAR 14
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: University of Surrey
UoSAT-OSCAR 15
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: University of Surrey
AMSAT-OSCAR 16
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
Dove-OSCAR 17
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: AMSAT / AMSAT Brazil
WEBERSAT-OSCAR 18
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: Weber State University / AMSAT
LUSAT-OSCAR 19
Launched 1/22/1990
Responsible Organization: AMSAT Argentina / AMSAT
Fuji-OSCAR 20
Launched 2/7/1990
Responsible Organization: JARL
AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Launched 1/29/1991
Responsible Organization: AMSAT U / AMSAT-DL
UoSAT-OSCAR 22
Launched 7/17/1991
Responsible Organization: University of Surrey
KITSAT-OSCAR 23
Launched 8/10/1992
Responsible Organization: KITSAT Satellite Technology Research Center
Arsene-OSCAR 24
Launched 5/13/1993
Responsible Organization: French Radio Amateur Club of E’Space
KITSAT-OSCAR 25
Launched 9/26/1993
Responsible Organization: Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Italy-OSCAR 26
Launched 9/26/1993
Responsible Organization: AMSAT Italy
AMRAD-OSCAR 27
Launched 9/26/1993
Responsible Organization: AMRAD
PoSAT-OSCAR 28
Launched 9/25/1993
Responsible Organization: PoSAT Consortium
Fuji-OSCAR 29
Launched 8/17/1996
Responsible Organization: JARL
Mexico-OSCAR 30
Launched 9/5/1996
Responsible Organization: National University of Mexico
TMSAT-OSCAR 31
Launched 7/10/1998
Responsible Organization: Mahanikorn University
Gurwin-OSCAR 32
Launched 7/10/1998
Responsible Organization: Technion Institute at Haifa
SEDSat-OSCAR 33
Launched 10/24/1998
Responsible Organization: University of Alabama in Huntsville
PANSAT-OSCAR 34
Launched 10/30/1998
Responsible Organization: Naval Postgraduate School
SUNSAT-OSCAR 35
Launched 3/23/1999
Responsible Organization: Stellenbosch University
UoSAT-OSCAR 36
Launched 4/21/1999
Responsible Organization: Surrey Satellite Technology
ASU-OSCAR 37
Launched 1/27/2000
Responsible Organization: Arizona State University
OPAL-OSCAR 38
Launched 1/27/2000
Responsible Organization: Stanford Satellite Systems Development Lab.
Weber-OSCAR 39
Launched 1/27/2000
Responsible Organization: Weber State University / US Air Force
AMSAT-OSCAR 40
Launched 11/16/2000
Responsible Organization: International AMSAT Organizations
SaudiSat-OSCAR 41
Launched 9/26/2000
Responsible Organization: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
SaudiSat-OSCAR 42
Launched 9/26/2000
Responsible Organization: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Starshine-OSCAR 43
Launched 9/30/2001
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 44
Launched 9/30/2001
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 45
Launched 9/30/2001
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Malaysian-OSCAR-46
Launched 9/26/2000
Responsible Organization: Astronautic Technology (M) SDN. BHD. Company (ATSB)
BreizhSAT-OSCAR 47
Launched 5/3/2002
Responsible Organization: AMSAT France
BreizhSAT-OSCAR 48
Launched 5/3/2002
Responsible Organization: AMSAT France
AATiS-OSCAR-49
Launched 12/20/2002
Responsible Organization: Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule (AATiS e.V.)
Saudi-OSCAR 50
Launched 12/20/2002
Responsible Organization: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
AMSAT-OSCAR 51
Launched 6/29/2004
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
VUSat-OSCAR 52
Launched 5/5/2005
Responsible Organization: AMSAT India
eXpress-OSCAR 53
Launched 10/27/2005
Responsible Organization: Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative
AMSAT-OSCAR 54
Launched 2/3/2006
Responsible Organization: ARISS-Russia / ARISS-International / AMSAT
CubeSat-OSCAR 55
Launched 6/30/2003
Responsible Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Laboratory for Space Systems (LSS)
CubeSat-OSCAR 56
Launched 2/21/2006
Responsible Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Laboratory for Space Systems (LSS)
CubeSat-OSCAR 57
Launched 6/30/2003
Responsible Organization: University of Tokyo
CubeSat-OSCAR 58
Launched 10/27/2005
Responsible Organization: Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory, University of Tokyo
HITSAT-OSCAR 59
Launched 9/22/2006
Responsible Organization: Hokkaido Institute of Technology
Navy-OSCAR 60
Launched 12/10/2006
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 61
Launched 12/10/2006
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 62
Launched 12/10/2006
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
PehuenSat-OSCAR 63
Launched 10/1/2006
Responsible Organization: Argentine Association for Space Technology (AATE), Universidad Nacional del Comahue, & AMSAT Argentina (AMSAT-LU).
Delfi-OSCAR 64
Launched 4/28/2006
Responsible Organization: Technical University of Delft
CubeSat-OSCAR 65
Launched 4/28/2008
Responsible Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Laboratory for Space Systems (LSS)
CubeSat-OSCAR 66
Launched 4/28/2008
Responsible Organization: Nihon University
Sumbandila-OSCAR 67
Launched 9/17/2009
Responsible Organization: University of Stellenbosch
Hope-OSCAR 68
Launched 12/15/2009
Responsible Organization: CAMSAT
FASTRAC-OSCAR 69
Launched 11/20/2010
Responsible Organization: University of Texas at Austin
FASTRAC-OSCAR 70
Launched 11/20/2010
Responsible Organization: University of Texas at Austin
AubieSat-OSCAR 71
Launched 10/28/2011
Responsible Organization: Auburn University
MaSat-OSCAR 72
Launched 2/13/2012
Responsible Organization: Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary
AMSAT-OSCAR 73
Launched 11/21/2013
Responsible Organization: AMSAT-UK / AMSAT-NL
LUSat-OSCAR 74
Launched 11/21/2013
Responsible Organization: Argentinian Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation
Louisiana-OSCAR 75
Launched 11/20/2013
Responsible Organization: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Morehead-OSCAR 76
Launched 11/21/2013
Responsible Organization: Morehead State University
CubeSat-OSCAR 77
Launched 2/27/2014
Responsible Organization: University of Tokyo / Tama Art University
LituanicaSAT-OSCAR 78
Launched 1/9/2014
Responsible Organization: Vilnius University
European-OSCAR 79
Launched 6/19/2014
Responsible Organization: Von Karman Institut für Strömungsmechanik
European-OSCAR 80
Launched 6/19/2014
Responsible Organization: Von Karman Institut für Strömungsmechanik
Fuji-OSCAR 81
Launched 12/3/2014
Responsible Organization: Tama Art University
Fuji-OSCAR 82
Launched 12/3/2014
Responsible Organization: Kagoshima Unviersity
Navy-OSCAR 83
Launched 5/20/2015
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 84
Launched 5/20/2015
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
AMSAT-OSCAR 85
Launched 10/8/2015
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
Indonesia-OSCAR 86
Launched 9/28/2015
Responsible Organization: LAPAN
LUSEX-OSCAR 87
Launched 5/30/2016
Responsible Organization: Satellogic S.A. / AMSAT Argentina
Emirates-OSCAR 88
Launched 2/15/2017
Responsible Organization: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre / American University of Sharjah
Tsukuba-OSCAR 89
Launched 1/16/2017
Responsible Organization: University of Tsukuba Satellite Project
LilacSat-OSCAR 90
Launched 5/25/2017
Responsible Organization: Harbin Institute of Technology
AMSAT-OSCAR 91
Launched 11/18/2017
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
AMSAT-OSCAR 92
Launched 1/12/2018
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
Lunar-OSCAR 93
Launched 5/18/2018
Responsible Organization: Harbin Institute of Technology
Lunar-OSCAR 94
Launched 5/18/2018
Responsible Organization: Harbin Institute of Technology
AMSAT-OSCAR 95
Launched 12/3/2018
Responsible Organization: AMSAT
VUSat-OSCAR 96
Launched 12/3/2018
Responsible Organization: Exseed Space
Jordan-OSCAR 97
Launched 12/3/2018
Responsible Organization: Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan
Fuji-OSCAR 98
Launched 1/18/2019
Responsible Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Fuji-OSCAR 99
Launched 1/18/2019
Responsible Organization: Nihon University College of Science and Technology / Japan Amateur Satellite Association (JAMSAT)
Qatar-OSCAR 100
Launched 11/15/2018
Responsible Organization: AMSAT Deutschland e.V. / Qatar Amateur Radio Society / Es’hailSat
Philippines-OSCAR 101
Launched 10/29/2018
Responsible Organization: PHL-Microsat / Tohoku University / Hokkaido University
BIT Progress-OSCAR 102
Launched 7/25/2019
Responsible Organization: CAMSAT / Beijing Institute of Technology
Navy-OSCAR 103
Launched 6/25/2019
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Navy-OSCAR 104
Launched 6/25/2019
Responsible Organization: US Naval Academy
Magyar-OSCAR 105
Launched 12/6/2019
Responsible Organization: Technical University of Budapest
Magyar-OSCAR 106
Launched 12/6/2019
Responsible Organization: Technical University of Budapest