Formations of small satellites offer promising perspectives due to improved temporal and
spatial coverage and resolution at reasonable costs. The UWE-program addresses in-orbit …

Abstract Space exploration raises challenging autonomy requirements due to significant
signal propagation delays and data transmission interruptions in real-time critical situations …

In spacecraft engineering a paradigm shift is emerging with the tendency from traditional,
single, large, and multifunctional satellites towards cooperating, distributed small spacecraft …

Abstract Space exploration missions require very challenging autonomous reaction
capabilities, as spacecraft have to react appropriately to the partially unknown environment …

Multisatellite systems are mainly organized as constellations (such as GPS, Iridium,
OneWeb, A‐train), where each satellite is individually controlled from ground stations …

Missions based on distributed spacecraft systems require a high level of on-board autonomy
and inter-satellite coordination. Such missions may take advantage of small satellite …

Pico satellites have seen major technological advancements in recent years. The next UWE
mission objective is to demonstrate orbit manoeuvring capabilities combined with precise …