Literature Review of Blockchain Technology in Space Industry: Challenges and Applications

In Earth Observation (EO) applications, the new trend moves toward using small satellites architectures like constellations and swarms. These architectures are low-cost, simple, and have relatively short development time. The Blockchain proved high efficiency in terrestrial systems due to its reliab...

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Published in2021 International Conference on Electronic Engineering (ICEEM) pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Ibrahim, Hussein, Shouman, Marwa A., El-Fishawy, Nawal A., Ahmed, Ayman
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 03.07.2021
Subjects
Blockchain
Data integrity
Earth
Earth observation
Industries
Satellite swarm
Small satellites
Space technology
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Summary:In Earth Observation (EO) applications, the new trend moves toward using small satellites architectures like constellations and swarms. These architectures are low-cost, simple, and have relatively short development time. The Blockchain proved high efficiency in terrestrial systems due to its reliability, security, and latency reduction. In mobile satellite communication system, Blockchain represents a revolution in how to validate data integrity and create secure prioritized data exchange. In this paper, we present a survey about the adoption of Blockchain in space industry and its applications. This study presents challenges, suggested solutions and open research points in building satellite systems based on blockchain.
DOI:10.1109/ICEEM52022.2021.9480642