ConsenSys launches new satellite tracker applying Ethereum’s blockchain
|- ConsenSys foresees a space program “in which any person can participate and contribute.”
- Ethereum’s blockchain will allow users to track satellites and orbital debris.
Blockchain technology solutions company ConsenSys has recently announced the launch of a new satellite tracker. According to a twitter post on the company’s official account, the new application, dubbed TruSat, is an experiment in “democratizing” space endeavors.
As per an accompanying press release, ConsenSys foresees a space program “in which any person can participate and contribute.” TruSat is proposed as an open-source, citizen-led “space sustainability system.” It will make use of Ethereum Blockchain to track satellites and orbital debris. Chris Lewicki, ConsenSys Space co-founder, told GeekWire developing a project as such will provide users with “confidence” in the algorithms and the data generated with the program.
ConsenSys stated:
The number of satellites is increasing by 25x. Collisions threaten the technology we depend on every day and our spacefaring future. [...] TruSat is designed to be a citizen-powered system for creating a globally-trusted record of satellite orbits — a freely available resource that can be used to assess orbital operations in light of the space sustainability standards.
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