Stargaze: A LEO Constellation Emulator for Security Experimentation

Patrick Tser Jern Kon, Diogo Barradas, Ang Chen

Abstract: Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are a special type of cyber-physical systems. Their meteoric rise has led to the proposition of many novel use cases and applications. Recent research has also highlighted the broad and unique threat landscape afflicting LEO constellations. However, the CPS security community lacks an experimentation platform to thoroughly identify and explore attacks and their corresponding defenses. We report our experience in building such a platform and perform initial case studies.