The Boeing Company

Yi-Feng James Chen

Robert J Winig

Haig Francis Krikorian

Heidi E Ziegler

Ryan R Telkamp

Jonathan Fish

Craig Benjamin

Angelia Mae Corbett

Hisashi Inoue

Kim Ciarlariello Griffin

Systems, methods, and apparatus for satellite operations with secure enclave for secure inband hosted payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method for payload operations comprises receiving, by a vehicle, host commands from a satellite operation portion of a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). The method further comprises reconfiguring a payload and at least bus component on the vehicle according to the host commands. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the vehicle, host telemetry to the satellite operation portion of the host SOC. In addition, the method comprises receiving, by the vehicle, hosted commands from a secure enclave of the host SOC. Additionally, the method comprises reconfiguring the payload on the vehicle according to the hosted commands. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, host payload data, hosted payload data, and the encrypted hosted telemetry to the secure enclave.

Satellite operations with secure enclave for secure inband hosted payload operations

Systems, methods, and apparatus for satellite operations with a secure enclave for secure hosted payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for payload operations comprises receiving, by a command receiver on a vehicle (e.g., a satellite), host commands from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). The method further comprises reconfiguring a host payload on the vehicle according to the host commands. Also the method comprises transmitting, by a telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, host payload telemetry to the host SOC. In addition, the method comprises receiving, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, hosted commands from a secure enclave of the host SOC. Additionally, the method comprises reconfiguring a hosted payload on the vehicle according to the hosted commands. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the payload antenna, host payload data, hosted payload data, and hosted telemetry to the secure enclave of the host SOC.

Satellite operations with secure enclave for secure hosted payload operations

A method for hosted payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). The method further comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. Also, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to unencrypted host commands, and reconfiguring a hosted payload according to unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting host payload data to a host receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting hosted payload data to a hosted receiving antenna and/or the host receiving antenna. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter, encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC; and transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter, encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

Hosted payload operations with private telemetry and command

A disclosed method for secured multi-payload antennas operators operations comprises generating, by an antenna operations center (AOC), AOC commands using an antenna location pointing request for each of at least one antenna associated with each of at least one customer. The method further comprises transmitting, by a satellite operation center (SOC), the AOC commands and SOC commands to a vehicle via a ground antenna, where the SOC commands are related to at least one antenna associated with a host. Also, the method comprises generating customer antenna gimballing commands by using the AOC commands, and generating host antenna gimballing commands by using the SOC commands. Further, the method comprises gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with each of the customer(s) by using the customer antenna gimballing commands, and gimballing respectively each of the antenna(s) associated with the host by using the host antenna gimballing commands.

Secured multi-payload antennas operators operations

Systems, methods, and apparatus for protected multi-operators payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for protected multi-operators payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, payload data to a host receiving antenna and a hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC.

Protected multi-operators payload operations with private telemetry and command

Systems, methods, and apparatus for commercial satellite operations with secure enclave for payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method comprises generating, by a secure enclave of a host satellite operation center (SOC), hosted commands according to service specifications for at least one hosted user. The method further comprises generating, by a SOC operation portion of the host SOC, host commands according to service specifications for a host user. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the host commands and the hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a host/hosted payload on the vehicle according to the host commands and the hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises generating, by the host/hosted payload, host telemetry and hosted telemetry. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the vehicle, the host telemetry and the hosted telemetry to the host SOC.

Facilitating satellite operations with secure enclave for hosted payload operations

Systems, methods, and apparatus for secured independent hosted payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for payload operations comprises receiving, by a command receiver on a vehicle, host commands from a host satellite operations center (SOC). The method further comprises commanding a hosted payload on or off according to the host commands. Also, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to the host commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by a host payload antenna, host user data to a host user antenna. Additionally, the method comprises receiving, by a hosted payload antenna on the vehicle, hosted commands from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC). Also, the method comprises reconfiguring the hosted payload according to the hosted commands. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the hosted payload antenna, hosted user data to a hosted user antenna.

Secured independent hosted payload operations

A method for hosted payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to unencrypted host commands, and reconfiguring a hosted payload according to unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a host payload antenna, host payload data to a host receiving antenna. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload antenna, hosted payload data to a hosted receiving antenna and/or host receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry and encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

Hosted payload operations

Systems, methods, and apparatus for protected multi-operators payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for protected multi-operators payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, payload data to a host receiving antenna and a hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry and encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

Protected multi-operators payload operations

Commercial satellite operations with secure enclave for payload operations

A satellite control system comprising a communications system and an information management system. The communications system is configured to receive commands from a plurality of operators. The communications system is further configured to send the commands to a satellite using a number of communications links. The information management system may be configured to avoid conflicts between the commands sent by the communications system to the satellite from different operators in the plurality of operators that cause an undesired operation of the satellite. The information management system may be configured to provide a desired level of security for information sent between the plurality of operators and the satellite.

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Yi-Feng James Chen