MimicSat: A Reconfigurable Cyber-Physical Testbed For Small Satellite Systems and Cybersecurity Research
MimicSat is a reconfigurable cyber-physical testbed for comparing small-satellite behavior under attacks and faults.
The paper presents MimicSat, an experimental environment for studying how changes in satellite subsystems affect mission outcomes across software-based and hardware-based execution. A shared mission definition preserves command and telemetry semantics while allowing individual functions to be implemented differently. Collected observations retain provenance about participants and acquisition paths so behavior can be compared without redefining the mission. The authors describe the architecture and uses in systems engineering, operations, resilience, and spacecraft cybersecurity experiments.
- Supports matched software and hardware execution of the same mission.
- Shared command and telemetry semantics enable cross-environment comparison.
- Designed for controlled studies of attacks, faults, and defenses.
- Also intended for systems engineering, operations, and resilience experiments.
From the original article
1 min read at arxiv.orgMimicSat provides a common experimental environment for examining how changes in satellite subsystem behavior propagate to mission outcomes across software-based and hardware-based execution. Its design is motivated by controlled spacecraft cybersecurity studies involving attacks, faults, and defensive responses.
By Nisha Vinayaga-Sureshkanth · arxiv.org
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