Lessons from the War in Ukraine for Space: Challenges and Opportunities for Future Conflicts

By Cheyenne Tretter, Andrew Radin, Khrystyna Holynska

The role of space-based services in the war in Ukraine offers important lessons for how the United States must prepare for events in the space domain in potential future conflicts. RAND researchers recount space activities throughout the war and extract relevant lessons for the national security community. They use publicly available information to examine the mission areas that were most significant in shaping the war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977415210
• ISBN13: 9781977415219
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"