Research2025 to presentIEEE Aerospace Conference and JAIS

Optimization for Large LEO Constellations

Optimization methods for communication infrastructure and safe operation across large low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, spanning ground-station placement and ongoing collision-avoidance research.

G. R. Kim, D. Eddy, V. Srinivas, M. J. Kochenderfer

Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory

Mixed-integer optimization
Astrodynamics
Satellite systems

Outputs

Publication

Scalable Ground Station Selection for Large LEO Constellations

IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2026

Mixed-integer formulations for selecting communication infrastructure at constellation scale.

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Publication

Free-Placement Optimization of Ground Station Locations for Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS), 2026

Extends station selection to continuous placement while balancing access, throughput, and infrastructure cost.

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Current direction

Ongoing work studies optimization for satellite collision avoidance in increasingly crowded LEO environments. The aim is to support safe maneuver decisions under operational constraints and constellation-scale interactions; results from this work are still in progress.