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The mentioned satellite (OPS-SAT) is in orbit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPS-SAT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPS-SAT https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Suppor

• bragr 3y ago
  I wasn't doubting that is a real satellite, just whether they hacked that, or an engineering spare laid out on a table, which seems to be common for satellite hacking challenges.
  • tpmx 3y ago
    Ah. That sentence you quoted: "Throughout the exercise, ESA had access to the satellite's systems to retain control and ensure a return to normal operation." My reading of this: ESA let the teams attempt their hacks on the real satellite under supervision. I guess I don't understand your implicit distrust here - it's just a 2 million EUR, 7 kg satellite explicitly launched for communications experiments.
    • bragr 3y ago
      >I guess I don't understand your implicit mistrust here It is a private press release by a company on its own site, advertising same services touted in the release. I assume every truth that can be bent in their favor has been done so by the PR and Marketing teams. However, the youtube video above with the interview seems much more unequivocal.
      • tpmx 3y ago
        There are times and places that call for extreme levels of cynicism. This is not it. Again, it's a (relatively) super cheap satellite explicitly meant for comms experiments.
        • porkbeer 3y ago
          Pretty sure marketing copy is exactly where it is called forl