Game Strategies Against High Orbit Surveillance Satellites

Abstract

Surveillance and anti-surveillance are currently the dominant forms of orbital game of spacecraft. Based on the maneuver capabilities and surveil strategies of typical surveillance satellites, an evasion strategy as well as a defend strategy using an escort satellite are proposed. The maneuver capabilities of a typical geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite are first demonstrated, followed by a detailed demonstration of the evasion abilities against the approaching surveillance satellite. Then a high-maneuvering escort satellite is proposed as another way to cope with the surveillance satellite and the corresponding defend strategies are analyzed. Simulation results demonstrate that a normal satellite can hardly escape the approach and detection of a smart surveillance satellite. However, a high-maneuvering escort satellite can maintain precise sight tracking of the surveillance satellite, which means with certain protective payloads installed, the escort satellite can successfully drive the surveillance satellite away from our high-valued GEO satellite.