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Telecommand a Spacecraft

Sub-techniques (3)
ID Name
T2019.004 Telecommand within a spacecraft
T2019.005 Replay attacks
T2019.006 Telecommand capabilties

Command and Control consists of techniques that adversaries may use to communicate with systems under their control. Adversaries commonly attempt to mimic normal, expected traffic to avoid detection [1].
If the attacker has the system under its control, he can interact with it to command it

Standard/references: [2] [3] [4]

ID: T2019
Sub-techniques:  T2019.004, T2019.005, T2019.006
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Tactic: Command and Control
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Platforms: Space Segment, Space-link communication
Version: 2.1
Created: 25 August 2022
Last Modified: 07 March 2026

Mitigations

ID Mitigation Description
M2046 Anti-replay protection mechanisms
M2070 Internal segregation and /or authentication
M2069 Strong authentication of Telecommands

References

  1. The MITRE Corporation. (2015-2022). MITRE ATT&CK® Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY AND MODULATION SYSTEMS, Earth Stations and Spacecraft, CCSDS 401.0-B-32. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  1. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR TC SPACE DATA LINK PROTOCOL, CCSDS 232.0-B-4. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. USCC. (2011, November). 2011 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China economic and security review commission, Section 'Malicious Cyber Activities Directed Against U.S. Satellites'. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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