# Amazon Ground Station

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ground-station/  
**Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/ground-station/  
**APIs profiled:** 12

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.

## Kin Score — 52.8 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 52.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 73.4 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 57.9 |
| Access Clarity | 57.9 |

## Agent readiness — 41.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (12)

- **Amazon Ground Station Agent API** — The Agent API from Amazon Ground Station — 3 operation(s) for agent.
- **Amazon Ground Station Config API** — The Config API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for config.
- **Amazon Ground Station Contact API** — The Contact API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for contact.
- **Amazon Ground Station Contacts API** — The Contacts API from Amazon Ground Station — 1 operation(s) for contacts.
- **Amazon Ground Station DataflowEndpointGroup API** — The DataflowEndpointGroup API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for dataflowendpointgroup.
- **Amazon Ground Station Ephemerides API** — The Ephemerides API from Amazon Ground Station — 1 operation(s) for ephemerides.
- **Amazon Ground Station Ephemeris API** — The Ephemeris API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for ephemeris.
- **Amazon Ground Station Groundstation API** — The Groundstation API from Amazon Ground Station — 1 operation(s) for groundstation.
- **Amazon Ground Station Minute Usage API** — The Minute Usage API from Amazon Ground Station — 1 operation(s) for minute usage.
- **Amazon Ground Station Missionprofile API** — The Missionprofile API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for missionprofile.
- **Amazon Ground Station Satellite API** — The Satellite API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for satellite.
- **Amazon Ground Station Tags API** — The Tags API from Amazon Ground Station — 2 operation(s) for tags.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Ground Station Agentic Access** — 33 operations · 20 acting

## Security (4)

- **Amazon Ground Station Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Amazon Ground Station Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Amazon Ground Station Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Amazon Ground Station Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Ground Station Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Earth Observation** — Collect and process satellite imagery for environmental monitoring, agriculture, and urban planning.
- **Weather Forecasting** — Receive data from weather satellites for meteorological analysis and forecasting.
- **Maritime Tracking** — Track ship positions and maritime assets using satellite AIS data.
- **Communications Relay** — Use geostationary satellites for communications relay applications.
- **Scientific Research** — Support space-based scientific missions with managed data collection and downlink.

## Tags

Data Processing, IoT, Satellite Communications, Space Technology

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ground-station/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.