ASF Satellite Tracking Support Services
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 also operates a ground facility that is a part of the Viasat Real-Time Earth (RTE) global satellite communications network and which provides a variety of commercial satellite support services.
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.
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.