ST0003

Initial Access

A SPARTA tactic: the objective an adversary is pursuing. SPARTA files 29 techniques under this one. See every tactic at once on the tactic matrix, or all techniques in the technique index.

Description

Threat actor is trying to get point of presence/command execution on the spacecraft or hosted payload.

Reproduced verbatim from SPARTA v4.0, including its own citation markers, spelling and formatting. Nothing in the text above is SafeMode Space's wording, and nothing has been corrected.

Techniques

IA-0001 Compromise Supply Chain19 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0001.01 Software Dependencies & Development Tools20 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0001.02 Software Supply Chain21 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0001.03 Hardware Supply Chain16 mapped EU obligations
IA-0002 Compromise Software Defined Radio22 mapped EU obligations
IA-0003 Crosslink via Compromised Neighbor17 mapped EU obligations
IA-0004 Secondary/Backup Communication Channel15 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0004.01 Ground Station14 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0004.02 Receiver11 mapped EU obligations
IA-0005 Rendezvous & Proximity Operations7 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0005.01 Compromise Emanations8 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0005.02 Docked Vehicle / OSAM11 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0005.03 Proximity Grappling5 mapped EU obligations
IA-0006 Compromise Hosted Payload17 mapped EU obligations
IA-0007 Compromise Ground System28 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0007.01 Compromise On-Orbit Update20 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0007.02 Malicious Commanding via Valid GS21 mapped EU obligations
IA-0008 Rogue External Entity11 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0008.01 Rogue Ground Station11 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0008.02 Rogue Spacecraft12 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0008.03 ASAT/Counterspace Weapon7 mapped EU obligations
IA-0009 Trusted Relationship17 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0009.01 Mission Collaborator (academia, international, etc.)16 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0009.02 Vendor20 mapped EU obligations
- IA-0009.03 User Segment14 mapped EU obligations
IA-0010 Unauthorized Access During Safe-Mode16 mapped EU obligations
IA-0011 Auxiliary Device Compromise16 mapped EU obligations
IA-0012 Assembly, Test, and Launch Operation Compromise21 mapped EU obligations
IA-0013 Compromise Host Spacecraft14 mapped EU obligations

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Corpus 2026.08.24-1, built 2026-08-24 from 226 techniques, 308 regulation articles, 125 ENISA controls, 2,610 framework controls, and 90 countermeasures.

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