The UAF2 antenna is located at the Alaska Satellite (ASF) Enterprise Ground Station and provides reliable fiberoptic connectivity to the lower 48 states. The ground station’s location near Fairbanks, Alaska, (64.794, -147.536) is optimal for tracking polar-orbiting satellites. The climate is dry, and the winds are calm.
The UAF2 antenna is one of two antennas hosted at the ASF Enterprise Ground Station, which provides 9 to 10 supports per day per spacecraft. The station maintains and hosts customer-owned equipment and provides a fenced, gated facility with 24/7 police and operator video monitoring, a state-of-the-art fire suppression system, and a generator power supply backup. The station is supported by ground station engineers with decades of experience.
In addition, ASF Enterprise provides SAR training to assist the research and hazard response communities in understanding and applying SAR data to their specific applications.