AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Viktor Pankov
Viktor Pankov is a consultant with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Professional Services. He works closely with customers to help rapidly realize their goals using AWS services.
Using customer-provided ephemerides with AWS Ground Station
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ground Station is a cloud-based service that provides you with an opportunity to perform communication sessions with your satellite without spending a fortune on your own ground station infrastructure. AWS Ground Station balances between providing a ready-made solution and tailoring the service to meet the unique needs of each customer. One of the ways to customize the service is to use customer-provided ephemerides (CPE) for antenna targeting.
Scheduling satellite contact using AWS Ground Station and Python SDK
A new interactive AWS CLI tool expands the functionality of AWS Ground Station. You now have a simple way to schedule AWS Ground Station satellite contacts directly from your terminal. Learn more about how to use the CLI tool with scheduling, viewing, and canceling contacts to your satellite.