Author(s)

Hafiz Bilal Khalil, Naeem Abas, Shoaib Rauf

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan.

Satellite communication plays a vital role in the arena of telecommunication. The main objective of this manuscript is to examine the threats and problems like space debris, space weather and space weapons that could damage or disable the satellite system. In consequence, we discuss the role of wireless sensor networks (WSN) and nodes in space based technologies. The scope of this paper is to minimize the threats and vulnerabilities to the satellite systems and based on that, design the next generation and state of the art satellite communication system. We proposed the solutions for the vulnerabilities and surveillance of satellite system by integrating the energy efficient and cost effective WSN to the satellite system.

Energy Efficiency, Satellite Communication, Wireless Sensor Networks, Space Threats, Space Debris

Khalil, H. , Abas, N. and Rauf, S. (2015) Energy Efficient WSN-SAT System for Surveillance of Satellites. Wireless Sensor Network, 7, 129-136. doi: 10.4236/wsn.2015.710011.