Satellite inspection and repair represent not just an engineering capability, but a structural shift in how risk is managed, financed, and mitigated in orbit. Today’s insurance model is shaped by limited diagnostics, high uncertainty, and an assumption of irreparability that drives high premiums, restricts market capacity, and leaves satellite operators exposed to long replacement timelines and significant revenue loss. Introducing reliable in-orbit inspection and viable repair pathways directly addresses these constraints, reducing uncertainty, improving recoverability, and enabling insurers to move from simply paying for losses to actively avoiding them.
Researched with Relm Insurance and ClearSpace, this whitepaper sets out how we can align investor, insurers, and space innovators with a new financing model.
