Amazon Ground Station
AWS Ground Station is a fully managed service that lets you control satellite communications, process satellite data, and scale your satellite operations without having to worry about building or managing your own ground station infrastructure.
APIs
AWS Ground Station API
The AWS Ground Station API provides programmatic access to manage satellite contacts, mission profiles, configs, ground stations, and dataflow endpoint groups for satellite comm...
Capabilities
Amazon Ground Station Satellite Operations
Workflow capability for satellite operators and mission control teams using Amazon Ground Station. Covers contact scheduling, mission profile management, satellite tracking, and...
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AWS manages a global network of antennas so you do not need to build or operate your own ground station infrastructure.
Schedule satellite contacts through a simple API, selecting the satellite, time window, and ground station location.
Access AWS ground station antennas deployed at strategic worldwide locations for maximum satellite coverage.
Receive satellite data directly into AWS cloud services for processing, storage, and analysis.
Configure mission profiles specifying dataflow endpoints, antenna frequencies, and processing parameters.
Stream satellite data directly into Amazon S3, Kinesis, EC2, and other AWS services for processing.
Use Cases
Collect and process satellite imagery for environmental monitoring, agriculture, and urban planning.
Receive data from weather satellites for meteorological analysis and forecasting.
Track ship positions and maritime assets using satellite AIS data.
Use geostationary satellites for communications relay applications.
Support space-based scientific missions with managed data collection and downlink.
Integrations
Store downlinked satellite data directly in S3 for archival and processing.
Stream real-time satellite data into Kinesis for immediate processing.
Process satellite data on EC2 compute instances co-located with ground station endpoints.
Trigger Lambda functions when satellite contact data arrives for automated processing.
Apply machine learning to satellite imagery and telemetry data.