Alaska Satellite Facility
Higher EducationAlaska, United States201-500 Employees
The Alaska Satellite Facility is a mid-sized academic research facility within the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, based in Fairbanks, Alaska. It manages the NASA archive of synthetic aperture radar data from multiple satellites and aircraft, and provides this data along with specialized support services to researchers as part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System program. Its core mission is to make remote-sensing data accessible by downlinking, processing, archiving, and distributing it to scientific users worldwide. It supports national and international Earth science research, field operations, and commercial applications, while committing to high-quality data and timely delivery. As part of a higher education institution, ASF contributes to advancing remote sensing within the research community.