“Satellites in Space Help Us Live a Better Life on Earth” Free Online Courses
AMSAT is pleased to introduce our series of “Satellites in Space Help Us Live a Better Life on Earth” online courses! Each course is designed to be “self-standing” so any student, parent, youth leader or teacher can utilize these courses.
Courses are designed for students Grades 8-12 although younger students might find the courses engaging depending on their interests. Each course has four or five chapters, and each chapter might have 40 – 50 pages and might take 20-30 minutes to complete.
Each course is essentially an open-book exam. Each page requires a correct answer to a question in order to proceed. If you leave the course, it will remember where you left off so you won’t have to start from scratch.
These courses are something of a “beta” release with more features coming in 2026. So, please come back again soon to see how we are improving!
“An Introduction to Satellite Meteorology” Free Online Course
“An Introduction to Satellite Meteorology” explores the many ways that NOAA satellites help meteorologists predict the immediate weather and long-term climate behavior to make our lives more enjoyable and safer. Start now by clicking on Introduction to Satellite Meteorology
“Satellites and Climate Change” Free Online Course
“Satellites and Climate Change” begins with a review of the natural and man-made causes of climate change and how its impacts our lives over the short and long terms. Start now by clicking on Satellites and Climate Change .
“Satellites and Pollution Control” Free Online Course
Available January 2026.
Future course to be added later this year include how satellites play a critical role in managing:
- Pollution Control
- Wildlife and Natural Resources
- Navigation
- Satellite Design and Operation
- Space Exploration
- Communications
- Broadcasting
- Military Operations
- And much, much more!
What Is the Biggest Satellite in Space?
The International Space Station (ISS) is a very special satellite because astronauts live on board. That’s right! Men and women from countries around the world live together on this amazing satellite and perform important experiments that cannot be performed on Earth. You can see the ISS from your own backyard if you know where to look and you can hear the ISS with a simple radio. You can learn all this and more by clicking on