Orbital Sciences Corporation

Michael Lee Schaeffer

Steven I Boileau

Bruce Pressley Voris

Christopher Owen Kearney

Systems and methods for commanding a satellite are provided. A system for commanding a satellite includes a data bus and a payload coupled to the data bus, the payload including a payload receiver. The system further includes a primary receiver coupled to the data bus and a processor coupled to the data bus. The processor configured to receive a first command from the primary receiver via the data bus, and to receive telemetry data from the payload via the data bus. The processor is further configured to detect a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload, and to execute the detected second command.

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Michael Lee Schaeffer