Satellite scheduling problems: A survey of applications in Earth and outer space observation
Ferrari,Benedetta Cordeau,Jean François Delorme,Maxence Iori,Manuel Orosei,Roberto
Ferrari,Benedetta
Cordeau,Jean François
Delorme,Maxence
Iori,Manuel
Orosei,Roberto
Abstract
With the growing interest in leveraging space technologies to provide both knowledge and services, the need for efficient space mission management also increases. Among all the related problems, the scheduling of tasks performed by observation satellites is not only crucial for the astrophysical community, but it also poses challenging optimization problems, which have been studied for nearly 30 years. The aim of this survey is to provide a comprehensive overview of Satellite Scheduling Problems (SSPs), with a particular focus on applications. First, we propose a novel literature classification of SSPs based on the main variants that have been defined over the years. We address both imaging and communication tasks in the context of Earth-centered missions and, for the first time, of outer space missions. Then, for each class of problems we provide a review of the main contributions available in the literature, offering insights about solution methodologies. Finally, we outline some promising future research directions.
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors
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2025-01
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Communication scheduling, Earth observation satellites, Imaging scheduling, Satellite Scheduling Problems, Space missions
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Ferrari, B, Cordeau, J F, Delorme, M, Iori, M & Orosei, R 2025, 'Satellite scheduling problems : A survey of applications in Earth and outer space observation', Computers and Operations Research, vol. 173, 106875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2024.106875
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