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Capec-559 Detail

Orbital Jamming

Detailed Communications Likelihood: Low Typical Severity: High

Parents: 601

Threats: T63

Description

In this attack pattern, the adversary sends disruptive signals at a target satellite using a rogue uplink station to disrupt the intended transmission. Those within the satellite's footprint are prevented from reaching the satellite's targeted or neighboring channels. The satellite's footprint size depends upon its position in the sky; higher orbital satellites cover multiple continents.

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External ID Source Link Description
CAPEC-559 capec https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/559.html
REF-462 reference_from_CAPEC Small Media, Satellite Jamming in Iran: A War over Airwaves, 2012--11

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  1. This attack requires the knowledge of the satellite's coordinates for targeting.
  1. A satellite uplink station.

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Availability
Other (A successful attack will deny the availability of the satellite communications for authorized users.)

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