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AWS ground-station documentation change

Service: ground-station · 2026-04-19 · Documentation low

File: ground-station/latest/ug/aws-ground-station-antenna-locations.md

Summary

Added documentation for Dedicated Antennas feature and how to view antennas at ground stations using ListAntennas API, including a Python code example

Security assessment

The changes add new feature documentation for Dedicated Antennas (custom-built antenna systems) and API usage examples. There is no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or weaknesses. The mention that Dedicated Antenna locations/capabilities are not publicly disclosed is a standard privacy/security measure for custom infrastructure, not a response to a security incident.

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diff --git a/ground-station/latest/ug/aws-ground-station-antenna-locations.md b/ground-station/latest/ug/aws-ground-station-antenna-locations.md
index 17a897ae1..f09397b86 100644
--- a//ground-station/latest/ug/aws-ground-station-antenna-locations.md
+++ b//ground-station/latest/ug/aws-ground-station-antenna-locations.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-Finding the AWS region for a ground station locationAWS Ground Station supported AWS RegionsDigital twin availability
+Finding the AWS region for a ground station locationAWS Ground Station supported AWS RegionsDigital twin availabilityDedicated AntennasViewing antennas at a ground station
@@ -41,0 +42,50 @@ You can deliver data and configure your **Contacts** via the AWS SDK or the AWS
+## Dedicated Antennas
+
+In addition to the publicly available ground station locations listed above, AWS Ground Station offers Dedicated Antennas. A Dedicated Antenna is a custom-built antenna system that AWS manages on your behalf. A Dedicated Antenna is not restricted to existing AWS Ground Station ground station locations and can be built with capabilities beyond those of public ground stations as described in [AWS Ground Station Site Capabilities](./locations.capabilities.html). The locations and capabilities of Dedicated Antennas are not publicly disclosed. 
+
+For more information about Dedicated Antennas, see [AWS Ground Station Dedicated Antennas](./dedicated-antennas.html). To learn more or to get started with Dedicated Antennas, contact AWS Support through the [AWS Support Center Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/support). 
+
+## Viewing antennas at a ground station
+
+Each ground station location has one or more antennas. You can view the antennas at a ground station by using the [ListAntennas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ground-station/latest/APIReference/API_ListAntennas.html) API. This API returns the antennas at a specified ground station, including each antenna's name. 
+
+Antenna information is useful when combined with the [ListGroundStationReservations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ground-station/latest/APIReference/API_ListGroundStationReservations.html) API to understand capacity and availability at a ground station. For more information about viewing reservations, see [View ground station reservations](./locations.reservations.html). 
+
+To call `ListAntennas`, you must have a satellite onboarded to the ground station or have azimuth elevation ephemeris permissions for the ground station. For more information, see [Provide azimuth elevation ephemeris data](./providing-azimuth-elevation-ephemeris-data.html). 
+
+### Example: List antennas at a ground station
+
+The following example lists all antennas at a ground station using the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3). 
+    
+    
+    import boto3
+    
+    # Create AWS Ground Station client
+    ground_station_client = boto3.client("groundstation")
+    
+    # The ground station ID to list antennas for.
+    # Use the ListGroundStations API to find available ground station IDs.
+    ground_station_id = "Ohio 1"
+    
+    # List all antennas at a ground station.
+    # This is useful for understanding the capacity of a ground station
+    # and for planning multi-antenna operations.
+    print(f"Listing antennas for ground station '{ground_station_id}'...")
+    
+    paginator = ground_station_client.get_paginator("list_antennas")
+    page_iterator = paginator.paginate(
+        groundStationId=ground_station_id,
+        PaginationConfig={
+            "MaxItems": 100,
+            "PageSize": 20,
+        },
+    )
+    
+    for page in page_iterator:
+        for antenna in page["antennaList"]:
+            print(f"  Antenna: {antenna['antennaName']}")
+            print(f"    Ground Station: {antenna['groundStationName']}")
+            print(f"    Region: {antenna['region']}")
+            print()
+    
+
@@ -50 +100 @@ Understand next steps
-AWS Ground Station site masks
+View ground station reservations