A review of anomaly detection in spacecraft telemetry data

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Title: A review of anomaly detection in spacecraft telemetry data
Authors: Fejjari, Asma, Delavault, Alexis, Camilleri, Robert, Valentino, Gianluca
Publisher Information: MDPI AG
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta
Subject Terms: Aerospace telemetry, Space vehicles -- Equipment and supplies, Aerospace engineering -- Data processing, Artificial intelligence -- Industrial applications, Fault location (Engineering) -- Data processing
Description: Telemetry data play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of spacecraft missions and safeguarding the integrity of spacecraft systems. Therefore, the timely detection and subsequent notification of any abnormal events related to the functionality of spacecraft subsystems are crucial to ensure their safe operation. In recent years, several anomaly detection methods have been developed to monitor spacecraft telemetry data and detect anomalies. This manuscript provides a comprehensive literature review of the existing anomaly detection methods for spacecraft telemetry data. It exposes the challenges faced by such systems, highlights the strengths and limitations of each anomaly detection method, and assesses and compares the performance of these approaches in detecting anomalies. Initial results show that GCN and TCN models have achieved promising precision up to 94%. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations and the potential research directions. ; peer-reviewed
Document Type: article in journal/newspaper
Language: English
Relation: Fejjari, A., Delavault, A., Camilleri, R., & Valentino, G. (2025). A Review of Anomaly Detection in Spacecraft Telemetry Data. Applied Sciences, 15(10), 5653.; https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/137381
DOI: 10.3390/app15105653
Availability: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/137381
https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105653
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Abstract:Telemetry data play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of spacecraft missions and safeguarding the integrity of spacecraft systems. Therefore, the timely detection and subsequent notification of any abnormal events related to the functionality of spacecraft subsystems are crucial to ensure their safe operation. In recent years, several anomaly detection methods have been developed to monitor spacecraft telemetry data and detect anomalies. This manuscript provides a comprehensive literature review of the existing anomaly detection methods for spacecraft telemetry data. It exposes the challenges faced by such systems, highlights the strengths and limitations of each anomaly detection method, and assesses and compares the performance of these approaches in detecting anomalies. Initial results show that GCN and TCN models have achieved promising precision up to 94%. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations and the potential research directions. ; peer-reviewed
DOI:10.3390/app15105653