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.