Space Business Models | New Space Economy

Infographic describing satellite-based services that assess emissions, forests, land use, and environmental change, with sections on customers, revenue models, margin drivers, risks, and the need for ground measurements.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Infographic explaining intellectual property licensing in the space sector, including licensable assets, revenue models, contract terms, value drivers, risks, and use rights.

SPACE IP LICENSING

Infographic summarizes how publishers and event organizers serving the space sector sell information and audience access, who pays, how revenue is generated, what supports margins, and which risks may undermine the model.

SPACE MEDIA AND EVENTS

Infographic outlines a licensing model for previously collected satellite imagery, identifying customers, usage rights, revenue sources, margin drivers, risks, and the potential for multiple sales from one observation.

ARCHIVE IMAGERY LICENSING

Infographic explaining a customer-funded engineering model for space projects, including the services provided, types of customers, sources of revenue, factors affecting margin, delivery risks, and the need to define deliverables and intellectual-property ownership early.

CUSTOM SPACE ENGINEERING

Infographic outlines a space-business model in which a government agency or major commercial buyer commits to early service access, capacity, or long-term supply, and identifies revenue mechanisms, value drivers, and risks.

ANCHOR CUSTOMERS

Infographic summarizes a managed satellite communications business model, stating that customers purchase connectivity, terminals, installation, network management and support; businesses, institutions and governments pay setup and recurring fees; margins depend on relationships, support and capacity purchasing; and risks include outages, penalties, integration costs and competition.

ENTERPRISE SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY

Infographic explaining a commercial model for microgravity experiments, including the services sold, customer groups, revenue sources, margin drivers, risks, and the qualification that research access does not guarantee a breakthrough.

MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH SERVICES

Infographic about extending the useful operating life of satellites through servicing, with sections on the service sold, customers, revenue, margins, risks, and the limits of maintaining aging spacecraft.

SATELLITE LIFE EXTENSION

Infographic explains orbital logistics services, customers, contract-based revenue, margin drivers and risks such as launch failure, delays, vehicle compatibility and schedule changes.

SPACE CARGO DELIVERY