Technical risk analysis for satellite based tracking systems

Satellite tracking is one of the most rapidly growing business areas in the world, and there are already many commercial applications available like fleet management or equipment theft alert. 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.