Low Earth Orbit Satellite Security and Reliability: Issues, Solutions, and the Road Ahead

Yue, Pingyue; An, Jianping; Zhang, Jiankang; Ye, Jia; Pan, Gaofeng; Wang, Shuai; Xiao, Pei; Hanzo, Lajos

doi:10.1109/comst.2023.3296160

articleIEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsJan 1, 2023GREEN OA

Low Earth Orbit Satellite Security and Reliability: Issues, Solutions, and the Road Ahead

PYPingyue Yue JAJianping An JZJiankang Zhang JYJia Ye GPGaofeng Pan

Beijing Institute of Technology · Bournemouth University · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites undergo a period of rapid development driven by ever-increasing user demands, reduced costs, and technological progress. Since there is a lack of literature on the security and reliability issues of LEO Satellite Communication Systems (SCSs), we aim to fill this knowledge gap. Specifically, we critically appraise the inherent characteristics of LEO SCSs and elaborate on their security and reliability requirements. In light of this, we further discuss their vulnerabilities, including potential security attacks launched against them and reliability risks, followed by outlining the associated lessons learned. Subsequently, we discuss the corresponding security and reliability…

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Reliability (semiconductor)
Computer science
Commercialization
Low earth orbit
Satellite
Computer security
Communications satellite
Geocentric orbit

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