In today’s day in age, there has been an increasing reliance on technologies in orbit for both civilian and military applications. As noted by Dr. Falco, “it is no surprise that adversaries are interested in compromising these systems via cyber-attack.” Further advancements in technological accessibility have enabled non-hegemonic states to have a seat at the table when conducting attacks on assets owned by major nation-state players. Specifically, this paper describes a relatively new category of attacks on space-based assets which may be classified as satellite-to-satellite cyber-attacks. As a whole, a satellite may have numerous systemic points of failure. It is noted that these points of failure can be easily manipulated digitally by interfering with internal and external communication or via something as simple as an electromagnetic pulse. Although such an attack has yet to be documented, further research in defenses and policies regarding this vulnerability will become ever more crucial given our reliance on space systems as a society.
