aerospace-security-notes

🚧 Under construction. Being written file by file. An empty or stub file means that topic is planned, not missing — check each folder's own README.md to see what's ready.

A beginner-friendly study resource for aerospace and satellite cybersecurity — structured to take someone from zero to real offensive technique, one level at a time, without needing ten scattered sources to piece it together.

Notes are written in plain language, in the author's own words, synthesized across multiple sources. Full source list: sources.md.

Author: Eli Cipher

Reading order

fundamentals/  →  attack-surface/  →  offensive-techniques/
   what it is       where it's weak      how it's broken

Folder	Covers	Depth
fundamentals/	Orbits, satellite types, hardware/software components, comms protocols, data formats, ground antennas	Lean — short entries, tables
attack-surface/	The 4-segment model (user, link, ground, space) — where a satellite system can be touched, and why	Moderate
offensive-techniques/	Signal interception, jamming, spoofing, C2 hijacking, satellite bus attacks, VSAT attacks, replay/telemetry tampering	Deep

Go in order — each section builds on the last. Each folder has its own README.md with the exact file-by-file read order inside it. Already know the basics? Skim fundamentals/ and start at attack-surface/.

Structure

aerospace-security-notes/
├── fundamentals/
├── attack-surface/
├── offensive-techniques/
|-- CONTRIBUTING.md
|-- README.md
└── sources.md

Scope note

offensive-techniques/ covers real attack methodology, for understanding how satellite systems actually get broken — not a how-to for unauthorized access. Use only against systems you own or are authorized to test.

Status

🚧 Actively being written. See sources.md for what's been consulted so far.