ASF Satellite Tracking Antennas
The Alaska Satellite Facility operates four satellite tracking and communications antennas that are part of the Near Space Network (NSN), a global array of ground-based spacecraft-support facilities managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
ASF operates two facilities that provide ground-based communications and tracking support for polar orbiting satellites.
![Blue satellite dish antenna that sits atop the Elvey Building at the University of Alaska Fairbanks](https://asf.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Copy-of-DMS00508_updated_copy-scaled-1-1-2048x1366.jpg)
With four antennas, this is the only university-based satellite tracking ground station in the NASA Near Space Network. It is located on the Troth Yeddha’ campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
![ASF enterprise ground station antenna](https://asf.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alaska-Satellite-Facility-IMG_0169-UAF1-cropped-1-2048x1619.png)
Commercial satellite services located at a prime location outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. This ground support facility is ideally suited for providing reliable communications with polar-orbiting satellites.