{"id":452369,"date":"2022-05-25T04:46:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T01:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cryptosats-first-nanosatellite-blasts-off-wednesday-on-spacex-rocket\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T04:46:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T01:46:06","slug":"cryptosats-first-nanosatellite-blasts-off-wednesday-on-spacex-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cryptosats-first-nanosatellite-blasts-off-wednesday-on-spacex-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"# Cryptosat\u2019s first nanosatellite blasts off Wednesday on SpaceX rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22eb18c98af\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22eb18c98af\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cryptosats-first-nanosatellite-blasts-off-wednesday-on-spacex-rocket\/#%E2%80%9D_Cryptosats_first_nanosatellite_blasts_off_Wednesday_on_SpaceX_rocket_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Cryptosat\u2019s first nanosatellite blasts off Wednesday on SpaceX rocket  &#8220;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cryptosats-first-nanosatellite-blasts-off-wednesday-on-spacex-rocket\/#Slow_comms\" >Slow comms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Cryptosats_first_nanosatellite_blasts_off_Wednesday_on_SpaceX_rocket_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Cryptosat\u2019s first nanosatellite blasts off Wednesday on SpaceX rocket  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvZjkwNWY1MGQtMmJhMi00MjA1LTgxMTYtYzgwODhkMWU1NGI2LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>If all goes to plan Wednesday\u2019s SpaceX rocket launch in Florida will blast a \u201ccrypto-satellite\u201d into low Earth orbit, paving the way for secure blockchain-related cryptography in space<\/p>\n<p>Cryptosat, as the name hints, is the company which created \u201cCrypto1\u201d, a crypto-satellite module hitching a ride aboard a Falcon 9 rocket for SpaceX\u2019s Transporter 5 mission. The blockchain satellite <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> has already been trialled on the International Space Station. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re basically joining the Uber of spaceflight,\u201d co-founder of Cryptosat Yonatan Winetraub told Cointelegraph, \u201cEverybody goes into the same orbit and we&#8217;re one of the passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpaceX launch a bunch of satellites, each one of them is doing something else,\u201d he added, \u201cIt doesn&#8217;t matter for our service, we are hoping to use our satellite to provide cryptographic services for our customers here on Earth which won\u2019t interfere with the other satellites at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Crypto1 satellite is a coffee mug sized module created using over-the-counter parts. In space it will provide a physically unreachable and tamper-proof platform from which blockchain and ledger <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications can be launched.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founder Yan Michalevsky said this type of platform is the first off-world \u201croot-of-trust\u201d \u2013 a source which can always be trusted within a cryptographic system \u2013 which is \u201cnot dependent on other satellites by other companies\u201d but actually provides the hardware in orbit, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of need for this. If we&#8217;re looking into protocols, especially in Web3, there are whole financial systems and smart contract systems, kind of digital legal agreements that depend on the trustworthiness of the cryptography behind it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michalevsky said one of the most exciting applications for the module is to set up zero knowledge proof protocols which he says are being used more often for uses like voting in a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to make decisions without exposing individuals\u2019 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Other applications for the module include the possible deployment of an entire blockchain, having the ledger out of reach from attackers could mean crypto mining could becomes a relic of the past as it would theoretically no longer need decentralization through multiple validators. <\/p>\n<p>He said a trusted module in space is required given attackers have the incentive and ability to gain access to Earth based modules, however the technology to capture and tamper with a satellite isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Cointelegraph Magazine \u2014 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Space invaders: Launching crypto into orbit<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother feature that is unique is as the communication is done via radio frequency you can&#8217;t really hide and do an attack,\u201d Winetraub added, \u201canybody with an antenna will know if you&#8217;re doing something funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a great boom in blockchain technology in recent years, and we can provide these services out in space. What we hope is to be able to service the blockchain industry and provide these modules that everybody can count on with a level of security that is unprecedented.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slow_comms\"><\/span>Slow comms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Satellite communication with the ground is a sticking point for any organization with an asset in orbit, as uploading data from Earth is slow. Winetraub said that \u201cinternet communication is not something that is trivial to do in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with a space asset is not the same as working here on Earth,\u201d he added, \u201con the ground if something goes wrong you just open a terminal and debug it, when that\u2019s in space that&#8217;s not always available.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt goes around the Earth, we start debugging, we figure out the problem, now we need to wait an hour and a half until it comes back around.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He said bridging the gap between what people are used to in terms of fast internet communication and the constraints of space is an ongoing effort which started with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of experiments the firm conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In March a Cryptosat satellite took part in multiple experiments on the ISS, one <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/cryptosatellite\/we-launched-cryptography-and-crypto-into-space-and-it-just-worked-26fb7424a442\">experiment<\/a> created cryptographic signatures with the keys generated and kept in space. Tweets mentioning a Cryptosat <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account generated the certificate with a digital signature over the tweet in reply to the mention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would you give it a second? It&#8217;s going to space! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yowinetraub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yowinetraub<\/a>. You can verify your certificate at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePSYzSCItR\">https:\/\/t.co\/ePSYzSCItR<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GmqxXGqHDz\">pic.twitter.com\/GmqxXGqHDz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cryptosat Bot (@cryptosatbot) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptosatbot\/status\/1507032291817578510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the experiments Michalevsky said they \u201cenabled us to establish interesting use cases in the space,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEssentially what we were doing with this experiment was practicing operations on our end, in terms of communicating with space, working with space agencies, running code both on the ground and in space and having them work together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On what&#8217;s next for Cryptosat after the launch Michalevsky said they\u2019re not patting themselves on the back and taking a break just yet:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe&#8217;re already in the stages of planning the next satellite, hopefully aiming for the end of this year, there&#8217;s a lot to do such as continuing to upgrade the software platform.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re aiming for several of [the modules in orbit] in these initial stages,\u201d he added, \u201cbut ultimately we foresee potentially a couple dozen of them to provide continuous availability as they&#8217;re orbiting the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expansion on the ground to communicate with the orbiting modules was also on the cards for the firm with Michalevsky saying the goal is to have a ground station seeing at least one satellite at all times.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer facing product is an area Michalevsky wants to work on too as he says the space industry doesn\u2019t have simple interfaces for users of Web3 applications.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe want to build really great API&#8217;s to provide things like signing NFTs in space, provide things that are not only enterprise, back end applications, but also very useful for consumers, and then enable them to build financial infrastructures on top of this constellation of trusted satellites.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe\u2019ll dig deeply into the blockchain space and create a lot of ground infrastructure that would be interoperable with the blockchains different protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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