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J. G. OakleyCybersecurity for Spacehttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0339-0_7

7. Operational Vectors

Jacob G. Oakley1  
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Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA
 

Once the space system is past its pre-operational phases and begins its operational life cycle, threat vectors that present risk to the system as a whole are now both in space and on the ground. In the next chapter we will walk through scenarios involving operational specific vectors for space system threats.

Between Ground and Space

With the earliest of space-based systems there has been a communications link in one form or another between the operators on the ground and the space vehicle in space. This has matured ...

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