Getting Started in Sattelite Hacking

[Dark Tangent]

Welcome to the Satellite Hacking forums!

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[last updated 2020 May 26]
We hope to build a community of hackers, researchers, enthusiasts who are interested in hacking and securing Satellites.

We couldn't find such a community so lets build one! As people post their initial links to white papers, books, and blogs we will capture them here and create a starting point

Articles people find on the topic can be posted in a dedicated library: https://forum.defcon.org/node/232076

Videos that are on YouTube you can embed in your post, and pictures you can be included in your posts as well. Here is an article explaining how.

Links of found resources below as we find them:

ARTICLES

• Want to Hack a Satellite? It Might Be Easier Than You Think By Max Eddy with video presentation (https://forum.defcon.org/node/232085)
• It's Surprisingly Simple to Hack a Satellite by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai about Iridium hacking

SPACE WEATHER AND TRACKING

• Satellite, Junk, and Flare Tracking https://www.satflare.com/home.asp

WEB SITES

• Hackers Homepage on DSS signal hacking https://hackershomepage.com/dss_hacking.htm
• School Amateur Radio Club Network: "a free on-line resource for anyone associated with or thinking about setting up a School Amateur Radio Club"

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."(https://forum.defcon.org/node/232474)

WHITE PAPERS and REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Satellite Tool Kit Astronautics Primer by Jerry Jon Sellers Based on Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics: http://lasp.colorado.edu/~lix/class/...stroprimer.pdf
• NASA's Beginner's Guide to Rockets: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/bgmr.html
• CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/f...at_101_508.pdf

[SSC_HackASat]

Informative space 'HOW TO' for budding space hackers...

Satellite Tool Kit Astronautics Primer by Jerry Jon Sellers Based on Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics
http://lasp.colorado.edu/~lix/class/...stroprimer.pdf

NASA's Beginner's Guide to Rockets:
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/bgmr.html

CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/f...at_101_508.pdf

[Dark Tangent]

Thank you for the additions! I'll add them to the top post.

[DDS-HacktheGon]

An evolving Library of SAT Hacking Resources is now available via this GH library: https://github.com/deptofdefense/hack-a-sat-library/

Also check out this new page on the Hack A Sat site https://www.hackasat.com/keep-learning. Includes the GH site and more.

[satguy99]

Quick question, I am not really that great at math, will I still be able to learn sat hacking. I do web exploitation and development as a side note.

[DDS-HacktheGon]

Hi, thanks for your question satguy99, the virtual Hack-A-Sat workspaces that we are creating are designed for those who are at the beginning of their journey in learning about and understanding how satellites work. If you love solving problems and can learn basic commands and code, you will do well with the workspaces that we have created. In terms of math, you will not need to do any advanced math to interact with our workspaces. We do plan to introduce some of the math for calculating orbits and other things, but there will be detailed lessons and we will be right there to help you with it. Those calculations are meant to be a walkthrough of the concepts as opposed to expecting you them to solve them on your own.

Our friends SSC_HackASat may also have some additional insight to share regarding the Hack-A-Sat CTF.

[DDS-HacktheGon]

Did someone say write ups for the SSC_HackASat CTF? We have TEN write ups so far on the Hack A SAT Resource Library for learning about satellites and SAT hacking. Check them out:https://github.com/deptofdefense/hac...-2020-writeups

[sherylb]

Welcome to the Satellite Hacking forums!

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[last updated 2020 May 26]
We hope to build a community of hackers, researchers, enthusiasts who are interested in hacking and securing Satellites.

We couldn't find such a community so lets build one! As people post their initial links to white papers, books, and appvalley blogs we will capture them here and create a starting point

Articles people find on the topic can be posted in a dedicated library: https://forum.defcon.org/node/232076

Videos that are on YouTube you can embed in your post, and pictures you can be included in your posts as well. Here is an article explaining how.

Links of found resources below as we find them:

ARTICLES

• Want to Hack a Satellite? It Might Be Easier Than You Think By Max Eddy with video presentation (https://forum.defcon.org/node/232085)
• It's Surprisingly Simple to Hack a Satellite by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai about Iridium hacking

SPACE WEATHER AND TRACKING

• Satellite, Junk, and Flare Tracking https://www.satflare.com/home.asp

WEB SITES

• Hackers Homepage on DSS signal hacking https://hackershomepage.com/dss_hacking.htm
• School Amateur Radio Club Network: "a free on-line resource for anyone associated with or thinking about setting up a School Amateur Radio Club"

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."(https://forum.defcon.org/node/232474)

WHITE PAPERS and REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Satellite Tool Kit Astronautics Primer by Jerry Jon Sellers Based on Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics: http://lasp.colorado.edu/~lix/class/...stroprimer.pdf
• NASA's Beginner's Guide to Rockets: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/bgmr.html
• CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/f...at_101_508.pdf

Hello, this is a very interesting subject. I like to learn more about this...

[khanhamza]

https://www.blackhat.com/presentatio...te-Hacking.pdf
All information here in this link.Thank You!

[mario]

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[Phi]

Hi, I know that this thread is a little bit dead, but I got a question, actually I want to start seeing and hacking the NOAA satellites and I just have a oldest tv antena that theorically works to VHF and UHF. how and where can I get started? and what else I could need.

[Dsdroid]

Hello i am dsdroid new member of defcon