| Satellite | Moonlighter |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2024-02-10. Was operational (Used in Hack-A-Sat competition) |
| Launched | 2023-06-05 |
| NORAD ID | 57316 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (CRS-28) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2023-07-06 |
| Entity name | Aerospace Corporation |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Country | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Aerospace Corporation |
| Partners | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Systems Command (SSC) |
| Oneliner |
Provide the national security space community with the ability to test and learn in realtime in orbit. |
| Description |
Moonlighter is a cyber test platform developed in partnership with Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). This 3U CubeSat will provide the national security space community with the ability to test and learn in realtime in orbit. Moonlighter is the world’s first and only hacking sandbox in space, designed and launched to advance the understanding of cybersecurity for space systems. It will serve a critical role in exercising defensive cyber operations (DCO); developing cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); and verifying end-to-end cyber threat assessment and prevention across the space enterprise. Aerospace engineers have built both the vehicle and ground segments, with a launch scheduled for June 2023. On-orbit operations will begin August 2023. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
