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Satellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges

arXiv 2002.08811 ↗First posted 20 Feb 2020eess.SPcited by 36

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Abstract (arXiv)

Satellite communications have recently entered a period of renewed interest motivated by technological advances and nurtured through private investment and ventures. The present survey aims at capturing the state of the art in SatComs, while highlighting the most promising open research topics. Firstly, the main innovation drivers are motivated, such as new constellation types, on-board processing capabilities, nonterrestrial networks and space-based data collection/processing. Secondly, the most promising applications are described i.e. 5G integration, space communications, Earth observation, aeronautical and maritime tracking and communication. Subsequently, an in-depth literature review is provided across five axes: i) system aspects, ii) air interface, iii) medium access, iv) networking, v) testbeds & prototyping. Finally, a number of future challenges and the respective open research topics are described.

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Citing papers per year: 2021: 5; 2022: 3; 2023: 5; 2024: 6; 2025: 7; 2026: 10.

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  1. 2025Multi-Agent Coordination across Diverse Applications: A Surveycited by 37
  2. 2024Generative AI Agents with Large Language Model for Satellite Networks via a Mixture of Experts Transmissioncited by 34
  3. 2021Ground-Assisted Federated Learning in LEO Satellite Constellationscited by 31
  4. 2021Satellite Based Computing Networks with Federated Learningcited by 25
  5. 2024Leveraging Large Language Models for Integrated Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks: Recent Advances and Future Directionscited by 10
  6. 2023Edge Selection and Clustering for Federated Learning in Optical Inter-LEO Satellite Constellationcited by 6
  7. 2024An Efficient Privacy-aware Split Learning Framework for Satellite Communicationscited by 6
  8. 2021Adapting to Dynamic LEO-B5G Systems: Meta-Critic Learning Based Efficient Resource Schedulingcited by 3
  9. 2021Learning Emergent Random Access Protocol for LEO Satellite Networkscited by 3
  10. 2022Physics-informed MTA-UNet: Prediction of Thermal Stress and Thermal Deformation of Satellitescited by 3
  11. 2023Handover Protocol Learning for LEO Satellite Networks: Access Delay and Collision Minimizationcited by 3
  12. 2023A Red Teaming Framework for Securing AI in Maritime Autonomous Systemscited by 3
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  1. 2024Image Generative Semantic Communication with Multi-Modal Similarity Estimation for Resource-Limited Networkscited by 3
  2. 2025Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning for Energy Efficient Multi-Functional RIS-Assisted Low-Earth Orbit Networkscited by 3
  3. 2026TinyML Enhances CubeSat Mission Capabilitiescited by 3
  4. 2023Energy-Efficient On-Board Radio Resource Management for Satellite Communications via Neuromorphic Computingcited by 2
  5. 2026ProGIC: Progressive and Lightweight Generative Image Compression with Residual Vector Quantizationcited by 2
  6. 2023Hierarchical Multi-Agent Multi-Armed Bandit for Resource Allocation in Multi-LEO Satellite Constellation Networkscited by 1
  7. 2024Toward Autonomous Cooperation in Heterogeneous Nanosatellite Constellations Using Dynamic Graph Neural Networkscited by 1
  8. 2025Bridging Earth and Space: A Survey on HAPS for Non-Terrestrial Networkscited by 1
  9. 2026Large Artificial Intelligence Model Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation in Non Terrestrial Networkscited by 1
  10. 2021Robust Security Analysis Based on Random Geometry Theory for Satellite-Terrestrial-Vehicle Networkcited by 0
  11. 2022Bridging the Urban-Rural Connectivity Gap through Intelligent Space, Air, and Ground Networkscited by 0
  12. 2022Reinforcement Learning for Cognitive Delay/Disruption Tolerant Network Node Management in an LEO-based Satellite Constellationcited by 0
  13. 2024Trends, Advancements and Challenges in Intelligent Optimization in Satellite Communicationcited by 0
  14. 2025Satellite Connectivity Prediction for Fast-Moving Platformscited by 0
  15. 2025Intelligent Spectrum Management in Satellite Communicationscited by 0
  16. 2025Asynchronous Risk-Aware Multi-Agent Packet Routing for Ultra-Dense LEO Satellite Networkscited by 0
  17. 2025OptiVote: Non-Coherent FSO Over-the-Air Majority Vote for Communication-Efficient Distributed Federated Learning in Space Data Centerscited by 0
  18. 2026Robust Optimization Approach and Learning Based Hide-and-Seek Game for Resilient Network Designcited by 0
  19. 2026Evaluating Four FPGA-accelerated Space Use Cases based on Neural Network Algorithms for On-board Inferencecited by 0
  20. 2026Exploiting In-Sensor Computing for Energy-Efficient Earth Observationcited by 0
  21. 2026FedOrbit: Adaptive Personalized Federated Learning for Non-IID LEO Satellite Constellationscited by 0
  22. 2026Temporal and Multimodal Deep Learning for Cyberattack Detection in LEO Satellite Systemscited by 0
  23. 2026LEO Satellite Internet of Things: Architecture, Technology, and On-Orbit Verificationcited by 0
  24. 2026SpaceDiffusion: Over-the-Orbit Diffusion for Space Generate-and-Forward Communicationscited by 0