Emergency communications channel systems and methods for satellite command

A method for commanding a satellite, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a processor, a first command from a primary receiver via a data bus;
• receiving, by the processor, telemetry data from a payload via the data bus;
• detecting, by the processor, a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload;
• and
• executing, by the processor, the detected second command.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to carry out a method for commanding a satellite comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a first command from a primary receiver via a data bus;
• receiving, by the processor, telemetry data from a payload via the data bus;
• detecting, by the processor, a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload;
• and
• executing, by the processor, the detected second command.