Warfighters across the military operations continuum require timely and accurate information to successfully execute their missions. They employ intelligence data in direct support of command and control, weapons and sensors. As tactical intelligence terminals migrate toward a multi-band, multi-channel and multi-mission architecture, a dilemma exists when trying to satisfi jointly the conflicti...

For many applications a distributed cluster of cooperating satellites offers distinct advantages over satellites functioning alone. These include optimization of mission performance and increased fault tolerance. Although there are many benefits, commanding and controlling a large cluster of cooperating satellites poses several challenges. These include how satellites in the cluster maintain kn...