Engineering Case:
For project, goal is to create 4+ geostationary satellites.

Milestones:

• Circuit Card for controlling satellite - End of Q1 2026

• RF Communication Subsystem complete - End of Q3 2026

• Weapons Subsystem - End of Q4 2026

Image Credit: pxhere.com - Image is for scientific purposes only. Not representative of a prototype.

This is a just in case Open Source Project. NASA went through multiple series of layoffs in early 2025. Concerned citizens and defense contractors in the field who work on satellites have determined that due diligence may need to bridge the gap during lapses in funding for these institutions and to ensure that the geostationary belt is protected.

"Asteroid 99942, also known as Apophis, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, coming within 31,860 kilometers of Earth, which falls within the geostationary belt" (Andrade, J. 2024).

Within the Community:
In order to communicate, urge engineers and program managers working on satellites to join Astronomical Symposiums such as Keck's KISS Symposium.

Andrade, J., et al. 2024. "KISS Symposium: Capturing an Opportunity at Apophis." https://www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_reports/Apophis%20Symposium%20Final%20Report.pdf.

Dotson, J. Et al. 2022. "Apophis Specific Action Team." https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/08_Dotson_Apophis_SAT.pdf.

Dotson, J. Et al. 2022. "Apophis Specific Action Team Report." https://planettreky.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Apophis_SAT.pdf.

Exec. Order No. 14369, 90 FR 60537 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-23845/p-10.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2025. "The Caltech Mission to Apophis." https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/sbagjan2025/presentations/Wednesday/1450_Daca.pdf.

Planetary Defense Interagency Working Group of the National Science & Technology Council. 2023. "National Preparedness Strategy & Action Plan for Near-Earth Object Hazards and Planetary Defense." https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/psd/planetary-science-division/2025/2023-NSTC-National-Preparedness-Strategy-and-Action-Plan-for-Near-Earth-Object-Hazards-and-Planetary-Defense.pdf.

Raymond, Carol A., et al. 2024. “The DROID Mission Concept to Characterize Apophis Through Its 2029 Earth Closest Approach.” https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2024/pdf/2065.pdf.

RF Wireless World. 2026. "Monostatic vs. Bistatic Radar: Key Differences Explained." https://www.rfwireless-world.com/terminology/monostatic-vs-bistatic-radar.

USGS. 2025. "Countdown to Apophis Close Approach-Cascading Hazards from Asteroid Impacts." https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/fs20253028/full.