In-Orbit Testing of Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Satellites

TBMG-53268

06/01/2025

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Someday, instead of large, expensive individual space satellites, teams of smaller satellites – known by scientists as a “swarm” – will work in collaboration, enabling greater accuracy, agility, and autonomy. Among the scientists working to make these teams a reality are researchers at Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Lab, who recently completed the first-ever in-orbit test of a prototype system able to navigate a swarm of satellites using only visual information shared through a wireless network.

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"In-Orbit Testing of Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Satellites," Mobility Engineering, June 1, 2025.
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Jun 01
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TBMG-53268
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English