A system for payload operations, the system comprising: a host satellite operations center, SOC, (150, 350, 550, 750) to transmit encrypted host commands, wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a host communication security, COMSEC, variety; a command receiver (135, 355) on a vehicle (110, 310, 510, 710) to receive the encrypted host commands; a host communication security module (162, 362, 562, 762) to decrypt the encrypted host commands by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce unencrypted host commands; a hosted payload (105, 305, 505, 705) configured to be commanded at least one of on or off according to the unencrypted host commands; a host payload (106, 306, 506, 706) reconfigured according to the unencrypted host commands; a host payload antenna (107, 307, 507, 707) to transmit host user data to a host user antenna (185, 385, 585, 785); the host communication security module (162, 362, 562, 762) to encrypt unencrypted host payload telemetry by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce encrypted host payload telemetry; a telemetry transmitter (194, 594) to transmit the encrypted host payload telemetry; the host SOC (150, 350, 550, 750) to decrypt the host payload telemetry by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce the unencrypted host payload telemetry; a hosted payload, HoP, operation center, HOC, (160, 360, 560, 760) to encrypt unencrypted hosted commands by utilizing a hosted COMSEC variety to produce encrypted hosted commands; the HOC (160, 360, 560, 760) to transmit the encrypted hosted commands; a hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) on the vehicle (110, 310, 510, 710) to receive the encrypted hosted commands; a hosted communication security module (165, 365, 565, 765) on the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) to decrypt the encrypted hosted commands by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce unencrypted hosted commands; a hosted processor (183, 383, 583, 783) on the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) to reconfigure the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) according to the unencrypted hosted commands; the hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) to transmit hosted user data to a hosted user antenna (190, 390, 590, 790); the hosted communication security module (165, 365, 565, 765) to encrypt unencrypted hosted payload telemetry by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce encrypted hosted payload telemetry; the hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) to transmit the encrypted hosted telemetry; and the HOC (160, 360, 560, 760) to decrypt the encrypted hosted telemetry by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce the unencrypted hosted telemetry. a host satellite operations center, SOC, (150, 350, 550, 750) to transmit encrypted host commands, wherein the encrypted host commands are encrypted utilizing a host communication security, COMSEC, variety; a command receiver (135, 355) on a vehicle (110, 310, 510, 710) to receive the encrypted host commands; a host communication security module (162, 362, 562, 762) to decrypt the encrypted host commands by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce unencrypted host commands; a hosted payload (105, 305, 505, 705) configured to be commanded at least one of on or off according to the unencrypted host commands; a host payload (106, 306, 506, 706) reconfigured according to the unencrypted host commands; a host payload antenna (107, 307, 507, 707) to transmit host user data to a host user antenna (185, 385, 585, 785); the host communication security module (162, 362, 562, 762) to encrypt unencrypted host payload telemetry by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce encrypted host payload telemetry; a telemetry transmitter (194, 594) to transmit the encrypted host payload telemetry; the host SOC (150, 350, 550, 750) to decrypt the host payload telemetry by utilizing the host COMSEC variety to produce the unencrypted host payload telemetry; a hosted payload, HoP, operation center, HOC, (160, 360, 560, 760) to encrypt unencrypted hosted commands by utilizing a hosted COMSEC variety to produce encrypted hosted commands; the HOC (160, 360, 560, 760) to transmit the encrypted hosted commands; a hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) on the vehicle (110, 310, 510, 710) to receive the encrypted hosted commands; a hosted communication security module (165, 365, 565, 765) on the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) to decrypt the encrypted hosted commands by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce unencrypted hosted commands; a hosted processor (183, 383, 583, 783) on the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) to reconfigure the hosted payload (106, 306, 506, 706) according to the unencrypted hosted commands; the hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) to transmit hosted user data to a hosted user antenna (190, 390, 590, 790); the hosted communication security module (165, 365, 565, 765) to encrypt unencrypted hosted payload telemetry by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce encrypted hosted payload telemetry; the hosted payload antenna (180, 380, 580, 780) to transmit the encrypted hosted telemetry; and the HOC (160, 360, 560, 760) to decrypt the encrypted hosted telemetry by utilizing the hosted COMSEC variety to produce the unencrypted hosted telemetry.