Technical risk analysis for satellite based tracking systems

Abstract

Satellite tracking is one of the most rapidly growing business areas in the world [1], and there are already many commercial applications available like fleet management [2] or equipment theft alert [3]. Service providers advertise benefits for the customer, but they rarely mention the technical risks inherent in a tracking system. Modern satellite tracking systems require communication and functionality on many levels, so they are vulnerable to many technical risks. This paper describes system overview of satellite-based tracking, several risk analysis methods, covers the main technical risks of a satellite tracking system, and demonstrates usage of the developed risk analysis tool.