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Commercial Satellites

Report

Commercial Space Market Development and Trends

The growing commercial space industry offers a range of capabilities and services, including emerging technologies. Opportunities for the U.S. Space Force and Department of Defense to leverage these capabilities for military purposes are expanding. What concerns should stakeholders address?

Apr 14, 2022
Journal Article

Strategic and Legal Implications of Emerging Dual-Use ASAT Systems

This article addresses the dual-use conundrum of space technology, examining where the threshold lies for anti-satellite systems.

Jan 6, 2022
Commentary

Space Safety Coordination: A Norm for All Nations

As space becomes more congested with satellites, the need for every nation to actively participate in the space safety coordination system grows. Most spacefaring countries participate, but a few countries do not—notably, Russia and China. That creates greater potential for collisions and hazards from debris.

Apr 16, 2019
Dissertation

Deterring Space War: An Exploratory Analysis Incorporating Prospect Theory into a Game Theoretic Model of Space Warfare

This dissertation uses a game theoretic model of space war to examine how sentiments in multiple dimensions impact state decisions regarding whether to expand a ground war into the space domain.

Dec 21, 2017
Report

A Safe Way to Implement a Database of Satellite Anomalies

Satellite anomalies are malfunctions caused by solar particles, cosmic rays, or even space debris. A shared database could help identify solutions to prolong the lifetime of spacecraft that experience problems, and could be implemented in a way that would protect the privacy of the satellite operators.

Jun 2, 2014
Commentary

Intelsat Crash a Setback for Space Lift Competition

Sea Launch's recent failure means more than just a lost payload and revenue for Intelsat: It means the status quo for launch services will continue for a while longer, write Dave Baiocchi and William Welser.

Feb 12, 2013
Periodical

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011

Stories discuss gays in the military, police recruitment, home health care, breast cancer, health insurance exchanges, alternative fuels, refinery taxes, alcohol prices, outer space debris, mental illness, diplomatic trends, and health care costs.

Apr 29, 2011
Report

Optimal Commercial Satellite Leasing Strategies

A "rule of thumb" is set forth that communications planners can use in making efficient satellite leasing decisions while facing uncertain demand for satellite services.

Jan 1, 2003
Report

U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Industry: An Analysis of Risks

American firms have begun to operate their own imaging satellite systems, aiming to become an important part of the U.S. commercial remote sensing industry.

Jan 1, 2001
Report

Employing Commercial Satellite Communications: Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense

This report assesses military use of commercial wideband satellites by evaluating their effectiveness across several characteristics defined by the United States Space Command.

Jan 1, 2000
Report

Commercial and Military Communication Satellite Acquisition Practices

... tests the contention that the commercial sector consistently manages acquisition programs better than the military.

Jan 1, 1985
Report

Joint Cost and Price Discrimination: The Problem of Communications Satellites.

An examination of the potential conflict over the pricing of communications satellites. Following a brief description of satellite technology and institutional arrangements for developing and operating a commercial system, the cost structure is analy...

Jan 1, 1963
Report

The Commercial Uses of Communications Satellites.

A study of the economics of supplying direct communication services to underdeveloped countries. Comparing the costs of satellite transmission with those of land microwave (for television and telephone) and with shipment of film (for television), th...

Jan 1, 1962
People

Mel Eisman

Senior Operations Research Analyst
Education M.S.I.E. in operations research, Pennsylvania State University; B.S. in industrial engineering, State University of New York
People

Gary McLeod

Senior Policy Analyst
Education M.S. in astronomy, CalTech (California Institute of Technology); B.S. in physics, University of Minnesota