Space Business Models | New Space Economy

Infographic summarizes a business model for privately operated orbital facilities, covering services, customers, revenue sources, margin drivers and risks.

COMMERCIAL SPACE STATIONS

Infographic explaining a business model for protecting spacecraft, ground systems and their connecting links, including offerings, buyers, revenue sources, margin drivers, risks and a lifecycle-wide security takeaway.

SPACE CYBERSECURITY

Infographic about post-delivery support for orbital hardware. It lists maintenance, replacement parts, software updates, refurbishment and technical support; identifies equipment owners, operators and service providers as payers; and covers revenue sources, margin factors, risks and the need for servicing capability.

SPACE AFTERMARKET SUPPORT

Infographic showing a recurring-payment business model for space-enabled services, with sections on offerings, revenue, customer reasons, margin drivers, risks, and continuing customer value.

SPACE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Infographic explains a satellite-data processing business model, including its products, customers, revenue sources, margin drivers, risks, and emphasis on making data easier to use.

SPACE DATA PROCESSING

Two cylindrical spacecraft are shown connected by a transfer line above Earth. Supporting text explains that the proposed service sells delivered propellant, transfer operations, and storage; serves spacecraft operators, exploration programs, and transport providers; earns revenue through contracts, fees, and reserved capacity; and faces risks involving compatibility, propellant loss, and demand.

ORBITAL REFUELING

Infographic summarizing a specialized advisory business for the space sector, with sections on services, customers, revenue, margin drivers, risks, and repeat business.

SPACE CONSULTING

Infographic showing a satellite communicating with a ground station above Earth, followed by text explaining measured usage, billing, customer benefits, margin drivers, risks, and a billing-related takeaway.

PAY-PER-USE SPACE

Infographic describing an on-demand satellite-observation business model: customers request collections, several types of organizations pay, revenue comes from fees or contracts, margins depend on operational success, and risks include weather, orbit limits, and competing requests.

SATELLITE TASKING

Infographic explaining how public bodies and private partners share funding, delivery, operations, revenue, value creation, and risks in space infrastructure.

PUBLIC–PRIVATE SPACE PARTNERSHIPS