Accession Number:

AD1166720

Title:

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

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Report]

Corporate Author:

RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Yonekura, Emmi
• Dolan, Brian
• Kim, Moon
• Romita Grocholski, Krista
• Khan, Raza
• Kim, Yool

Report Date:

2022-04-15

Pagination or Media Count:

90

Abstract:

The U.S. Space Force USSF and U.S. Department of Defense DoD are examining and pursuing various ways to leverage commercial spacecapabilities as part of their policy goal to promote the U.S. space industry and their strategy for improving the national security space architecture. As the commercial space industry continues to grow in capability, capacity, and diversity, opportunities for the USSF and DoD to leverage commercial capabilities are expanding. Specifically, the USSF is considering the role of the commercial space industry in its future space architecture and the innovation ecosystem. It is faced with many choices, such as which commercial capability option to leverage or for which military application it should use commercial instead of organic space capabilities. In this report, the authors conduct a broad review of seven commercial space sectors satellite communications, space launch, remote sensing, environmental monitoring, space domain awareness, data transmitreceive networks, and space logisticsand characterize the capabilities and trends in each of them. The information gathered and included in this report is current as of June 15, 2020, and because of rapid changes in the commercial space industry, the authors also recommend sector-specific indicators to track future market developments.

Descriptors:

• space objects
• space transportation
• satellite buses
• artificial satellites
• geosynchronous satellites
• spacecraft orbits
• payload
• space force
• geosynchronous orbits
• air force
• space debris
• small satellites
• space systems
• additive manufacturing
• frequency bands
• national security
• space situational awareness

Subject Categories:

• Unmanned Spacecraft
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]