Hackers will be asked to hack a real satellite at the Hack-A-Sat 4 competition

A training and qualifying round was held in spring, during which different teams of hackers tried to hack the satellite, but not in space, but on Earth. Out of 380 teams, only 8 made it to the finals. The Moonlighter satellite was built especially for the contest and will be launched into orbit in August. The contestants will have 72 hours to interact with the satellite, with no set end goals – they have complete freedom of action.