Cryptosat, SpaceX Push Out Satellite ‘Crypto2’ into Earth’s Orbit: Details

SpaceX launched the Crypto2 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station located in Florida.

Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 5 January 2023 17:14 IST

Cryptosat, SpaceX Push Out Satellite ‘Crypto2’ into Earth’s Orbit: Details

Photo Credit: Twitter/ Elon Musk

With Crypto2, the Falcon 9 rocket launched with 114 satellites for various operators

Highlights

The satellite will provide blockchain nodes in space
Satellite to provide trusted setups for cryptographic schemes
SpaceChain blockchain firm also using space tech to elevate services

Cryptosat, a team of Stanford University's alumni and PhDs, have launched its second satellite in the Earth's orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX was used to complete the release of the ‘Crypto2' satellite. What makes this launch a significant development is because these satellites are aimed at powering cryptographic, blockchain and ledger applications. These satellites will provide blockchain nodes in space for scientists to communicate with. Cryptosat's first satellite was launched in May last year.

SpaceX launched the Crypto2 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station located in Florida on January 3 as part of its Transporter 6 mission.

“The launch of Crypto2 gives us more availability and more powerful spec to support the growing portfolio of use cases in our development pipeline,” Yonatan Winetraub, the co-founder of Cryptosat wrote in an official post.

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Pictures and video footages of the satellite launch has surfaced on Twitter.

Crypto2, the 2nd @cryptosat satellite was just launched aboard @SpaceX transporter and released into orbit :satellite:

And I'm using @SpaceX Starlink to share this tweet:rocket:

Incredible how fast space science and crypto infrastructure turning into foundational internet infrastructure pic.twitter.com/8rA0G1a4go
— Daniel Bar 丹尼尔 :bat::loud_sound: (@danieltbar) January 3, 2023

As announced, one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicles launched a cryptographically equipped Cryptosat satellite, dubbed Crypto2, into orbit on Jan. 3. pic.twitter.com/QEH15DDw29
— Sacha (@SatoshiBarion) January 4, 2023

The physical accessibility of satellites makes them a secure point-of-information storage, that guarantees the confidentiality of sensitive data and computations, the Stanford team has explained.

“Such tamper-proof satellites can serve numerous use-cases including transaction signing, trusted setups for cryptographic schemes, a randomness oracle, time-oracle (VDF) and more,” the Cryptosat team noted while reinstating that no national or international third party has interfered in its construction and launch.

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Back in 2022, Cryptosat had completed a trial for its Crypto1 satellite on the International Space Station, a CryptoPotato report said.

Cryptosat is not the only firm, that have betted on space tech in order to provide bullet-proof cryptography and blockchain solutions.

SpaceChain for instance, in 2019, sent its technology to be hosted at the International Space Station to authorise and transmit blockchain transactions. Founded in 2017, SpaceChain defines itself as a decentralised space agency that aims to build an pen source blockchain-based satellite network.

As for SpaceX, its association with the Cryptosat does not come as a complete surprise.

Musk, its CEO and an avid supporter of the crypto sector, has often said he will put a Dogecoin on the Earth's moon.

Along with Crypto2, the Falcon 9 rocket launched with 114 satellites for various operators from around the world.

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