01
Telemetry integrity
How can the system recognize unexpected or manipulated telemetry patterns?
RESEARCH DIRECTION / 002
Satellite Security Lab
A ground-to-space security research environment, built one verified layer at a time.
The goal is to create a safe simulated environment for studying telemetry, communications security, anomaly detection, and defensive automation without pretending unfinished work is already operational.
LAB STATUS
PhasePlanning
FocusGround segment
MethodSimulation first
RuleEvidence before claims
CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE
Start on the ground. Model the link. Emulate the spacecraft.
The first useful version does not need a real satellite. It needs a controlled system where traffic, faults, and defensive responses can be observed and reproduced.
GROUND STATION
Operator + services
→
Operator + services
COMMS LINK
Telemetry + commands
→
Telemetry + commands
SATELLITE EMULATOR
Simulated subsystem
→
Simulated subsystem
DETECTION LAYER
Logs + scoring + response
Logs + scoring + response
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What the lab should eventually answer.
These questions keep the project useful and stop it from becoming a collection of buzzwords.
02
Behavioral detection
What does normal ground-station and simulated spacecraft behavior look like, and how should anomalies be scored?
03
Autonomous mitigation
Which small defensive actions can be automated safely, and which should always require a human decision?
SAFE TEST SCENARIOS
Controlled failures before clever defenses.
All scenarios are intended for an isolated lab environment with systems and traffic created for testing.
Inject deliberately invalid values and test validation, logging, and alerting.
Model commands outside an established baseline and measure detection quality.
Simulate loss, delay, and recovery to distinguish faults from hostile behavior.
Use lab-only accounts to test identity controls and audit trails.
ROADMAP
0.1
Model
Document the components, trust boundaries, data flows, and research questions.
0.2
Emulate
Build a local ground-station service and satellite/telemetry emulator.
0.3
Observe
Centralize logs and establish normal-behavior baselines.
0.4
Detect
Add event correlation, anomaly scoring, and reproducible test scenarios.
0.5
Respond
Test bounded defensive automation with explicit safety controls.
ENGINEERING NOTE
Planned research, not claimed capability.
This page describes a build direction. As each layer becomes real, the page should gain diagrams, screenshots, logs, test results, and code references that prove what was actually implemented.