Long-baseline interferometric observatories comprising multiple space telescopes in the same circular Earth orbit have been proposed for high-resolution imaging of exosolar planets. In this paper, we describe the novel class of MixTeam scheduling algorithms for such observatories. A range of schedulers within this class was evaluated through simulation. The results indicate that observation schedules can be shortened by up to 21% by applying well-designed learning mechanisms. The influence of constellation geometry on observation scheduling was also studied and is characterized in terms of tradeoffs among coverage, capacity and utilization of the observatory.

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MixTeam调度算法：在天基干涉观测台中的应用

已经提出了在同一圆形地球轨道上由多个太空望远镜组成的长基线干涉观测天文台，用于对系外行星进行高分辨率成像。在本文中，我们描述了用于此类天文台的新型MixTeam调度算法。通过仿真评估了该类中的一系列调度程序。结果表明，通过应用精心设计的学习机制，观察计划最多可以缩短21％。还研究了星座几何形状对观测计划的影响，并根据天文台的覆盖范围，容量和利用率之间的权衡取舍进行了表征。