Here's one on Planetary observation with networked small satellites<br><br><a href="http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/fileadmin/Faculteit/LR/Organisatie/Afdelingen_en_Leerstoelen/Afdeling_SpE/Space_Systems_Eng./Publications/2010/doc/Daan_Maessen_AIAA_AS_2010_Toronto_Paper_-_Final_-_conference_details.pdf">http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/fileadmin/Faculteit/LR/Organisatie/Afdelingen_en_Leerstoelen/Afdeling_SpE/Space_Systems_Eng./Publications/2010/doc/Daan_Maessen_AIAA_AS_2010_Toronto_Paper_-_Final_-_conference_details.pdf</a><br>
<br>and a more relevant paper on Space Based Distributed Computing<br><br><a href="http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.A32384">http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.A32384</a><br><br><br>Space-Based Distributed Computing Using a Networked Constellation of Small Satellites<br>
Brian C. Gunter Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands<br>and<br>Daan C. Maessen Delft University of Technology, 2600 GB Delft, The Netherlands<br>DOI: 10.2514/1.A32384<br>The goal of this study is to explore the feasibility of utilizing a network of orbiting satellites working as a distributed-<br>
computing array. The satellites are presumed to be low-cost mini- or microsatellites orbiting Earth or some other<br>celestial body (i.e., an asteroid, moon, etc.), and should have regular communication links between the satellites such<br>
that any given satellite can transmit data to any other satellite in the network; however, as a low-cost and potentially<br>remotely operated mission scenario, it is assumed that the downlink bandwidth via Earth-based ground stations will<br>
be very limited. As such, the goal of the networked array of satellites is to directly compute the data or science product<br>in orbit as opposed to the traditional scheme of downloading all of the raw data and processing the results on the<br>
ground. Not all observation techniques will benefit from this space-based distributed-computing approach, but case<br>studies involving the gravity-field determination of Earth and other planetary bodies are provided to highlight the<br>
potential of such systems.<br>