Space Business Models | New Space Economy

Infographic explaining a government contracting model in which a prime contractor sells systems, mission services, or project deliverables to a government customer, receives payments under agreed terms, and remains accountable for delivery and subcontracted work.

GOVERNMENT PRIME CONTRACTING

Infographic describing a model in which providers retain ownership of space-related equipment and infrastructure while customers receive time-limited use rights in exchange for periodic payments, with risks and contract responsibilities also listed.

SPACE ASSET LEASING

Infographic explaining a proposed market for computing and storage infrastructure in orbit, including proposed products, prospective customers, possible revenue sources, value drivers, technical risks, and the requirement for radiators to remove waste heat.

ORBITAL DATA CENTERS

Infographic describes a market for enhanced positioning and timing services, covering offerings, customer groups, revenue models, margin factors, risks, and the dependence of performance on receivers, environments, and services.

POSITIONING AND TIMING AUGMENTATION

Infographic describing how complete spacecraft are sold, with sections on the spacecraft offering, custom and standardized production, contract revenue, margin drivers, technical and commercial risks, and repeat production.

SATELLITE MANUFACTURING

Infographic explaining how a satellite bus supports a mission payload, including core spacecraft functions, paying customers, revenue sources, margin drivers, risks, and standard interfaces.

SATELLITE PLATFORMS

Infographic explaining a contract model where customers pay for defined space-service outputs or performance, including delivery, availability, monitoring, revenue terms, measurement rules, margin drivers, risks, and measurable results.

OUTCOME-BASED SPACE SERVICES

Infographic summarizing combined space-sector revenue streams, including hardware, subscriptions, development, production, infrastructure, operations, usage charges, and support contracts, along with customer value, margin drivers, risks, and separate financial tracking.

HYBRID SPACE BUSINESS MODELS

Infographic describing virtual mission environments, the sale of simulation tools and digital mission-system representations, customer groups, revenue sources, margin factors, risks, and the limits of models linked to real systems.

SIMULATION AND DIGITAL TWINS

Infographic describing a shared-access model for satellite communications, covering the offering, customer groups, revenue methods, margin factors, operational risks, and reduced need for dedicated infrastructure.

GROUND STATION AS A SERVICE