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# AWS::GroundStation::Config TrackingConfig
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 Provides information about how AWS Ground Station should track the satellite through the sky during a contact. 

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Autotrack](#cfn-groundstation-config-trackingconfig-autotrack)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Autotrack](#cfn-groundstation-config-trackingconfig-autotrack): String
```

## Properties
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`Autotrack`  <a name="cfn-groundstation-config-trackingconfig-autotrack"></a>
 Specifies whether or not to use autotrack. `REMOVED` specifies that program track should only be used during the contact. `PREFERRED` specifies that autotracking is preferred during the contact but fallback to program track if the signal is lost. `REQUIRED` specifies that autotracking is required during the contact and not to use program track if the signal is lost.   
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `REQUIRED | PREFERRED | REMOVED`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Examples
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### Create a TrackingConfig
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The following example creates a Ground Station `TrackingConfig`

#### JSON
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```
{
  "TrackingConfig": {
    "Autotrack": "PREFERRED"
  }
}
```

#### YAML
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```
TrackingConfig:
  Autotrack: "PREFERRED"
```