In practice, adversaries are far more likely to purchase launch services (rideshare slots, hosted-payload opportunities) than to “acquire a launch facility.” Nevertheless, understanding and exploiting launch infrastructure, pads, integration cells, range networks, and control centers, could support resource development (e.g., positioning an asset, staging equipment near range telemetry). The realistic objective is influence over access to orbit, schedule, or integration touchpoints rather than ownership of a pad. Shell entities might book benign-sounding rides, insert dual-use payloads, or seek special handling that relaxes controls.
| ID | Name | Tiering | Description | NIST Rev5 | ISO 27001 | Onboard SV | Ground | |
| CM0009 | Threat Intelligence Program | A threat intelligence program helps an organization generate their own threat intelligence information and track trends to inform defensive priorities and mitigate risk. Leverage all-source intelligence services or commercial satellite imagery to identify and track adversary infrastructure development/acquisition. Countermeasures for this attack fall outside the scope of the mission in the majority of cases. | PM-16 PM-16(1) RA-10 RA-3 RA-3(2) RA-3(3) SA-3 SA-8 SI-4(24) SR-8 | A.5.7 A.5.7 6.1.2 8.2 9.3.2 A.8.8 A.5.7 A.5.2 A.5.8 A.8.25 A.8.31 A.8.27 A.8.28 | ||||