The paper introduces a heterogeneous federated learning approach using the FractalNet architecture tailored for satellite mega‑constellations. It formalizes contact‑window‑constrained, depth‑heterogeneous optimization and proposes a distributed path scheduler that assigns model depth based on satellite SWAP‑C constraints, predicted contacts, and training statistics. The framework includes periodic update pooling and a three‑tier agentic control plane, and is validated through a wildfire detection case study across LEO, MEO, and GEO/HEO shells, demonstrating improvements in convergence, communication efficiency, energy adaptation, and robustness.
By Sai Puppala, Koushik Sinha
arXiv:2608.24516v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Satellite-based distributed learning promises to train machine-learning models directly in orbit using massive, globally dispersed sensor data, there...
By Hao Wu, Kin Whye Chew, Yizhan Han, Han Li, Jingxian Wang
Satellite-based distributed learning promises to train machine-learning models directly in orbit using massive, globally dispersed sensor data, thereby avoiding large-scale data downloads to ground se...
The paper introduces a reinforcement‑learning‑guided evolutionary policy optimization framework for scheduling heterogeneous agile Earth observation satellites, addressing task selection, satellite assignment, and sequencing under diverse visibility windows, maneuvering constraints, energy use, and storage limits. It combines assignment‑based indirect encoding with decoder‑based cost evaluation to capture satellite‑dependent constraints while integrating task gain, energy savings, and load balance into a single utility metric. The resulting RLOSMEA algorithm uses reinforcement learning to select high‑level search operators, achieving higher weighted utility and more stable convergence than baseline metaheuristics across varied AEOS scenarios.
By He Wang, Junyu Wu, Hui Li, Yanjie Song, Witold Pedrycz, Liang Li
arXiv:2608. 09687v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Federated learning (FL) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is affected by non-IID data and irregular ground-station visibility, both driven by orbital geometry.
By Satwat Bashir, Tasos Dagiuklas, Muddesar Iqbal
arXiv:2607. 07758v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Foundation models (FMs) have transformed machine learning from isolated task-specific model development toward general-purpose models pretrained on broad data and adapted to multiple downstream tasks.
By Syed Usama Imtiaz, Mitra Nasr Azadani, Nasrin Alamdari
arXiv:2608. 07126v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Most CubeSats, small and low-cost satellites roughly the size of a shoebox, do not survive as long as they were designed to: a study of 178 missions found that only 48-65% remain operational after two years, against a designed lifetime of 2-5 years.
By Sumaiya Islam, Harsha Kumara Moraliyage
arXiv:2608. 03436v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Federated learning over low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks is limited by frequent link changes, short contact times, and a highly dynamic topology, making centralized or synchronized training inefficient and hard to scale.
By Ziwu Liu, In\^es Pinto Gouveia, Rehana Yasmin, Paulo Esteves-Verissimo, Ali Shoker
The paper introduces OrbitALIF, a federated learning framework that performs cloud removal on low‑earth‑orbit satellites. It uses a compact 2.30 M‑parameter spiking neural network with adaptive gated fusion and spectral‑spatial hybrid attention modules, enabling both training and inference onboard. The approach achieves competitive cloud‑removal quality while consuming only 0.287 mJ per inference on neuromorphic hardware, a 72.3‑fold energy reduction compared to an equivalent ANN.
By Bohan Zhang, Chenyu Xu, Yijie Mao, Yuanming Shi
arXiv:2608. 14789v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large low-Earth-orbit (LEO) Earth-observation (EO) constellations offer frequent access to geographically dispersed ground targets, but emergency requests may arrive after committed routine-plan execution has begun.
By Qian Yin, Xinwei Wang, Guohua Wu
arXiv:2601. 06188v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: As Earth-observing satellite constellations grow in size and capability, distributed onboard control offers a pathway to novel responses and time-sensitive measurements.
By Itai Zilberstein, Steve Chien
arXiv:2608. 09628v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Collision avoidance systems are commonly used to avoid fragmentation events occurring in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO).
By Logan Luna (Georgia Institute of Technology), Juan Ortiz Couder (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), Raul Alejandro Vargas-Acosta (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)