Hacker’s SAT – A Collection of Resources for Budding SAT Hackers
A collection of Resources for budding SAT hackers (Satellites, not the test). Note: This is an evolving resource, so please contribute with a pull request
The democratization of space has opened up a new frontier for exploration and innovation. But with this opportunity, new cybersecurity vulnerabilities are also being created.
One human can design, build and launch a satellite, adhering to very few standards and security protocols. So how can we achieve safe, reliable and trustworthy operations to truly realize the promise of space? …BY HACKING A SATELLITE.
The United States Air Force, in conjunction with the Defense Digital Service, presents this year’s Space Security Challenge, Hack-A-Sat.
This challenge asks hackers from around the world to focus their skills and creativity on solving cybersecurity challenges on space systems… THE QUESTION IS, HOW?
Resources
Hack A Sat Workshops
We are bringing a series of interactive workshops to DEF CON in complete Safemode via Twitch.
Check out our vibrant, web-based virtual reality environment to access the workshops at dds-virtual.com, otherwise, see the github repo for the deets on game play for each of the work shops!
School Amateur Radio Club Network: “a free on-line resource for anyone associated with or thinking about setting up a School Amateur Radio Club”
Satellite Projects (GOES Satellite Hunt and other), Lucas Teske
Tools And Projects
Mini Satellite-Antenna Rotator Mk1: “This project is a portable device used to automatically point a directional antenna towards an orbiting satellite.
I Like to Watch – Hack-A-Sat CTF Challenge Solution [Writeup] by Dawid Golunski
Hack-a-Sat CTF Writeup: My 0x20 (aka ”Myspace”) [Writeup] by OH HAI THERE
Hack-A-Sat 2020: Sun? On my Sat? [Writeup] by OH starfleetcadet75
Vaporsec CTF team from DC 858/619 summarizes the event and lessons learned
LaunchLink – Hack-A-Sat Quals 2020 [Writeup] by erfur
Leaky Crypto – Hack-A-Sat Writeup: [Writeup] by ADDVulcan
Qualification and final write-ups [Writeup] by Solar Wine
Standards
CCSDS: The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is a multi-national forum for the development of communications & data systems standards for spaceflight.
OGC: Open Geospatial Consortium is a worldwide community committed to improving access to geospatial, or location information.
OMG Space DTF: The OMG Space Domain Task Force (Space DTF) was established to answer a call by industry professionals for greater interoperability as well as a reduction in costs,
Programming Libraries
CCSDSPy: Provides an IO Interface for reading CCSDS data in Python. The CCSDS format is used for many NASA and ESA missions for low-level telemetry
Satpy: Python library for reading and manipulating meteorological remote sensing data and writing it to various image and data file formats
Poliastro: Collection of Python functions useful in Astrodynamics and Orbital Mechanics, focusing on interplanetary applications. It provides a simple and intuitive API and handles physical quantities with units
Skyfield: Computes positions for the stars, planets, and satellites in orbit around the Earth
satellite.js: A library to make satellite propagation via TLEs possible in the web. Provides the functions necessary for SGP4/SDP4 calculations, as callable javascript. Also provides functions for coordinate transforms.
Cesium-js: Cesium is the open platform for software applications designed to unleash the power of 3D data.
OpenTsiolkovsky: OpenTsiolkovsky is a free , specific usage rocket flight simulator that allow you calcurate rocket trajectry.
Miscellaneous
SPACEX – ISS Docking Simulator: This simulator will familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA Astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle to the International Space
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