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Distributing Coordination Authority Across the Fleet: Completing the Resilience Model for Proliferated Constellations

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February 2026DefenseDistributed SystemsMission Continuity

Abstract

Proliferated LEO architectures distribute hardware across the fleet but do not automatically distribute coordination authority. This paper presents the analytical basis for that resilience gap and results from an 89-run validation campaign demonstrating that distributed coordination authority maintains mission continuity under ground denial, network partition, Byzantine fault, and saturation conditions where centralized coordination halts. SYNAPSE completes the resilience model by distributing the coordination layer to match the distributed asset layer.

Key Findings

Identifies the resilience gap between distributed hardware and centralized coordination

89-run validation campaign under contested conditions

Mission continuity maintained under ground denial, network partition, and Byzantine faults

Distributed coordination layer matches the distributed asset architecture

Applicable to defense and national security space missions

Validated under saturation conditions that halt centralized approaches

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