Commercial Satellites

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Expert Insights

Apr 28, 2025

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Document submitted April 23, 2025, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 3, 2025.
Research Summary

Apr 15, 2025

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

This summary describes highlights from a congressionally directed study exploring implications from the use of commercial space services by the U.S. Department of Defense on space operations and the overall policy environment.
Expert Insights

Apr 3, 2025

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 3, 2025.
Tool

Mar 24, 2025

China, Russia, and the United States in Low Earth Orbit: Space Assets, Counterspace Capabilities, and Launch Systems

This tool presents systems in low earth orbit (LEO) that are operated by a government, military, or commercial entity in China, Russia, or the United States; weapons designed to attack LEO systems; and launch vehicles to reach LEO.
Research

Feb 11, 2025

Operational and Policy Implications of Integrating Commercial Space Services into U.S. Department of Defense Operations

In this congressionally directed report, the authors explore the implications of the use of commercial space services by the U.S. Department of Defense, such as impacts on space operations and the national and international policy environment.
Research

Jul 8, 2024

Enhancing Space Mission Assurance to Cyber Threats: Findings and Recommendations for the U.S. Space Force

The authors provide recommendations that will help the U.S. Space Force implement the guidance set forth in Space Policy Directive-5 to incentivize the commercial sector to adopt a cybersecurity strategy that will help ensure space mission assurance.
Research

Jan 18, 2024

Resilient Partnerships for U.S. Military Satellite Communication Missions: Designing a Method to Assess the Impact of Partnerships on Resilience

The authors develop a methodology to define, assess, and evaluate resilience criteria over time and use the methodology to evaluate the impact of partnerships on the operational resilience of the U.S. military satellite communications mission.
Research

Sep 6, 2023

Leveraging Commercial Space Services: Opportunities and Risks for the Department of the Air Force

RAND researchers evaluated two commercial space markets to understand opportunities, challenges, and risks that the Department of the Air Force could encounter when making decisions to invest in commercial space capabilities.
Expert Insights

Jul 6, 2023

Keeping the World Close: How Taiwan Can Maintain Contact with Allies, Supporters, and Its Own People If Attacked

In this Perspective, the author discusses the vulnerabilities of Taiwan's information networks and proposes actions that Taiwan should take to mitigate lost capabilities if attacked by China.
Research

Apr 27, 2023

The Resilience Assessment Framework: Assessing Commercial Contributions to U.S. Space Force Mission Resilience

This report describes the resilience assessment framework that RAND Project AIR FORCE developed to assess the potential impact of integrating select commercial space services on U.S. Space Force mission performance.
Research

Jan 25, 2023

Cross-Domain Lessons for Space Traffic Management: An Analysis of Air and Maritime Treaty Governance Mechanisms

In this report, the authors examine the treaty-based governance systems from both the air and maritime domains as potential models for the development of an international space traffic management system.
Research

Apr 14, 2022

Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

In this broad review of commercial space capabilities that could support the U.S. Space Force's future space architecture and innovation ecosystem, the authors characterize capabilities and trends through mid-2020 in seven commercial space sectors.

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The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

China, Russia, and the United States in Low Earth Orbit: Space Assets, Counterspace Capabilities, and Launch Systems

Operational and Policy Implications of Integrating Commercial Space Services into U.S. Department of Defense Operations

Enhancing Space Mission Assurance to Cyber Threats: Findings and Recommendations for the U.S. Space Force

Resilient Partnerships for U.S. Military Satellite Communication Missions: Designing a Method to Assess the Impact of Partnerships on Resilience

Leveraging Commercial Space Services: Opportunities and Risks for the Department of the Air Force

Keeping the World Close: How Taiwan Can Maintain Contact with Allies, Supporters, and Its Own People If Attacked

The Resilience Assessment Framework: Assessing Commercial Contributions to U.S. Space Force Mission Resilience

Cross-Domain Lessons for Space Traffic Management: An Analysis of Air and Maritime Treaty Governance Mechanisms

Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

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The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

China, Russia, and the United States in Low Earth Orbit: Space Assets, Counterspace Capabilities, and Launch Systems

Operational and Policy Implications of Integrating Commercial Space Services into U.S. Department of Defense Operations

Enhancing Space Mission Assurance to Cyber Threats: Findings and Recommendations for the U.S. Space Force

Resilient Partnerships for U.S. Military Satellite Communication Missions: Designing a Method to Assess the Impact of Partnerships on Resilience

Leveraging Commercial Space Services: Opportunities and Risks for the Department of the Air Force

Keeping the World Close: How Taiwan Can Maintain Contact with Allies, Supporters, and Its Own People If Attacked

The Resilience Assessment Framework: Assessing Commercial Contributions to U.S. Space Force Mission Resilience

Cross-Domain Lessons for Space Traffic Management: An Analysis of Air and Maritime Treaty Governance Mechanisms

Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

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