Business Models | New Space Economy

Infographic describing post-launch payload delivery, including target-orbit insertion, orbit changes, deployment services, customer groups, revenue sources, margin factors, and operational risks.

ORBITAL TRANSFER SERVICES

Infographic outlining a satellite-based alert service: customers receive notifications about detected events or changes, with revenue from subscriptions or service fees; useful alerts, automation, and retention drive margins, while false alarms, missed events, and delays are risks.

SATELLITE ALERTS AS A SERVICE

An infographic explains a satellite-service model in which customers pay for reserved, usable capacity that meets agreed availability requirements; it covers buyers, revenue tied to service levels, margin drivers, operational risks, and separate usage pricing.

AVAILABILITY CONTRACTS

Infographic describing a prime contractor’s direct relationship with a government customer, including systems or services sold, government payment under the main contract, milestone-based revenue, margin drivers, risks, and responsibility for subcontractors.

GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACTING

Infographic describes commercial information services for orbital activity, including tracking data, customers, subscription and contract revenue, margin factors, operational risks, and the limits of better information.

SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS

Infographic summarizing how space businesses combine hardware, subscriptions, development, production, infrastructure, operations, usage charges, and support contracts, along with customer benefits, margin drivers, risks, and separate revenue-stream tracking.

HYBRID SPACE BUSINESS MODELS

Infographic describing a proposed business for delivering propellant, conducting fuel transfers, and providing storage for spacecraft or orbital depots, including customers, revenue sources, margin factors, risks, and the need for compatible systems.

ORBITAL REFUELING

Infographic explains how space-derived imagery, measurements, and derived information are sold through automated digital connections, covering buyers, revenue models, margin drivers, risks, and the role of documentation and dependable delivery.

SPACE DATA FEEDS AND APIS

Infographic explaining a business model in which satellite operators provide communications capacity to telecom companies, broadcasters, network integrators, and resellers, with sections on contracts, margins, risks, and end-user services.

WHOLESALE SATELLITE CAPACITY

Infographic summarizes a lunar transportation business model, including payload delivery and integration services, customer groups, contract-based revenue, margin drivers, operational risks, and delivery support terms.

LUNAR PAYLOAD DELIVERY