Virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding

A method for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a payload antenna on a vehicle via a host receiving antenna, encrypted host commands and encrypted hosted commands transmitted from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), the encrypted hosted commands transmitted to the host SOC from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a first communication security (COMSEC) variety, wherein the encrypted hosted commands are encrypted utilizing a second COMSEC variety;
• decrypting, by a first communication security module, the encrypted host commands utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted host commands;
• decrypting, by a second communication security module, the encrypted hosted commands utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted hosted commands;
• reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to at least one of the unencrypted host commands or the unencrypted hosted commands;
• transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to at least one of the host receiving antenna or a hosted receiving antenna;
• encrypting, by the first communication security module, unencrypted host telemetry utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate encrypted host telemetry;
• encrypting, by the second communication security module, unencrypted hosted telemetry utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate encrypted hosted telemetry;
• transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter, the encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC;
• and
• transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter via the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

A method for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a payload antenna on a vehicle via a host receiving antenna, encrypted hosted commands transmitted from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), the encrypted hosted commands transmitted to the host SOC from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), wherein the encrypted hosted commands are encrypted utilizing a second communication security (COMSEC) variety;
• receiving, by the vehicle, encrypted host commands transmitted from the host SOC, wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a first COMSEC variety;
• decrypting, by a first communication security module, the encrypted host commands utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted host commands;
• decrypting, by a second communication security module, the encrypted hosted commands utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted hosted commands;
• reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to at least one of the unencrypted host commands or the unencrypted hosted commands;
• transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to at least one of a host receiving antenna or the hosted receiving antenna;
• encrypting, by the first communication security module, unencrypted host telemetry utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate encrypted host telemetry;
• encrypting, by the second communication security module, unencrypted hosted telemetry utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate encrypted hosted telemetry;
• transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter, the encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC;
• and
• transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter via the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

A method for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a payload antenna on a vehicle via a host receiving antenna, encrypted host commands and encrypted hosted commands transmitted from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), the encrypted hosted commands transmitted to the host SOC from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a first communication security (COMSEC) variety, wherein the encrypted hosted commands are encrypted utilizing a second COMSEC variety;
• decrypting, by a first communication security module, the encrypted host commands utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted host commands;
• decrypting, by a second communication security module, the encrypted hosted commands utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted hosted commands;
• reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to at least one of the unencrypted host commands or the unencrypted hosted commands;
• transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to at least one of the host receiving antenna or a hosted receiving antenna;
• encrypting, by the first communication security module, unencrypted telemetry utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate encrypted telemetry;
• and
• transmitting, by a telemetry transmitter via the host SOC, the encrypted telemetry to the HOC.

A method for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a payload antenna on a vehicle via a host receiving antenna, encrypted host commands and encrypted hosted commands transmitted from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), the encrypted hosted commands transmitted to the host SOC from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a first communication security (COMSEC) variety, wherein the encrypted hosted commands are encrypted utilizing a second COMSEC variety;
• decrypting, by a first communication security module, the encrypted host commands utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted host commands;
• decrypting, by a second communication security module, the encrypted hosted commands utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted hosted commands;
• reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to at least one of the unencrypted host commands or the unencrypted hosted commands;
• transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to at least one of the host receiving antenna or a hosted receiving antenna;
• encrypting, by the first communication security module, unencrypted host telemetry utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate encrypted host telemetry;
• encrypting, by the second communication security module, unencrypted hosted telemetry utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate encrypted hosted telemetry;
• and
• transmitting, by the payload antenna via the host receiving antenna and the host SOC, the encrypted host telemetry and the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.

A method for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a payload antenna on a vehicle via a host receiving antenna, encrypted host commands and encrypted hosted commands transmitted from a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), the encrypted hosted commands transmitted to the host SOC from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a first communication security (COMSEC) variety, wherein the encrypted hosted commands are encrypted utilizing a second COMSEC variety;
• decrypting, by a first communication security module, the encrypted host commands utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted host commands;
• decrypting, by a second communication security module, the encrypted hosted commands utilizing the second COMSEC variety to generate unencrypted hosted commands;
• reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to at least one of the unencrypted host commands or the unencrypted hosted commands;
• transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to at least one of the host receiving antenna or a hosted receiving antenna;
• encrypting, by the first communication security module, unencrypted telemetry utilizing the first COMSEC variety to generate encrypted telemetry;
• and
• transmitting, by the payload antenna via the host receiving antenna and the host SOC, the encrypted telemetry to the HOC.