Business Models | New Space Economy

Infographic summarizing a satellite-enabled mobile service model, including supported messaging, voice and data access; possible payers; revenue arrangements; margin drivers; risks; and dependencies on device, network, location and service.

DIRECT-TO-DEVICE CONNECTIVITY

Infographic outlining how providers convert satellite observations into maps, classifications, estimates and other analytical products; it identifies customers, revenue models, margin drivers, risks and the need to communicate uncertainty.

GEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS

Infographic explains how external funding supports studies, prototypes, testing, and technology demonstrations; identifies government and commercial funders; describes contracts and grants; and lists value drivers and risks.

FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Infographic describing the systems included in a satellite bus, its customers and revenue sources, factors affecting margins, major risks, and the role of standard interfaces.

SATELLITE PLATFORMS

Infographic summarizing a space-hardware testing business model, with sections on test types, customers, revenue from facility time and reports, margin drivers, operational risks, and the statement that testing cannot guarantee mission success.

SPACE TESTING AS A SERVICE

Infographic describing shared public and private roles in space infrastructure, including contributions, revenue sources, value drivers, risks, and differing ownership and payment structures.

PUBLIC–PRIVATE SPACE PARTNERSHIPS

Infographic explaining payment for space services based on agreed results, including measurable outputs, contract definitions, revenue structures, margin drivers, risks, and a concluding note about measurable results.

OUTCOME-BASED SPACE SERVICES

Infographic explaining the business model of spaceports, including the facilities and services sold, the customers who pay, revenue sources, margin drivers, operational risks, and the need to attract missions and keep facilities useful.

SPACEPORT OPERATIONS

Infographic describing insurance and brokerage services for space risks, including coverage placement, customers, premiums and fees, performance drivers, major risks, and the limits of financial protection.

SPACE INSURANCE AND BROKERAGE

Infographic explaining how shared antenna networks support satellite communications, covering the services sold, paying customers, revenue model, margin drivers, operational risks and the effect of shared access on network requirements.

GROUND STATION AS A SERVICE