Are there really Bitcoin Core nodes running in space that were launched by Blockstream?
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I've read about Bitcoin core being powered in space inside a satellite and streaming down the bitcoin blockchain back down to earth. What has been discussed so far and timeline for this to go live for Blockstream?
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I've read about Bitcoin core being powered in space inside a satellite and streaming down the bitcoin blockchain back down to earth. What has been discussed so far and timeline for this to go live for Blockstream?
bitcoin-core blockstream satellite
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
add a comment |
I've read about Bitcoin core being powered in space inside a satellite and streaming down the bitcoin blockchain back down to earth. What has been discussed so far and timeline for this to go live for Blockstream?
bitcoin-core blockstream satellite
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
I've read about Bitcoin core being powered in space inside a satellite and streaming down the bitcoin blockchain back down to earth. What has been discussed so far and timeline for this to go live for Blockstream?
bitcoin-core blockstream satellite
bitcoin-core blockstream satellite
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
edited Jan 25 at 3:16
Pieter Wuille
46.5k399155
46.5k399155
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
asked Jan 24 at 17:38
Patoshi パトシPatoshi パトシ
3,693105397
3,693105397
add a comment |
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Blockstream launched a satellite service. It did not launch a satellite.
Bitcoin blocks are being broadcast by Blockstream, by contracting with several existing several satellite systems. These satellites are primarily designed for broadcasting TV signals, and thus don't run their own full nodes; the broadcast is dependent on ground stations that uplink the data.
The data is freely available from (nearly) every place on earth (excluding oceans and polar regions). You do need your own satellite dish and some other hardware, but the system is designed to keep the costs as low as possible.
For more information, see https://blockstream.com/satellite/
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
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"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
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The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
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Blockstream launched a satellite service. It did not launch a satellite.
Bitcoin blocks are being broadcast by Blockstream, by contracting with several existing several satellite systems. These satellites are primarily designed for broadcasting TV signals, and thus don't run their own full nodes; the broadcast is dependent on ground stations that uplink the data.
The data is freely available from (nearly) every place on earth (excluding oceans and polar regions). You do need your own satellite dish and some other hardware, but the system is designed to keep the costs as low as possible.
For more information, see https://blockstream.com/satellite/
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
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"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
2
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
add a comment |
Blockstream launched a satellite service. It did not launch a satellite.
Bitcoin blocks are being broadcast by Blockstream, by contracting with several existing several satellite systems. These satellites are primarily designed for broadcasting TV signals, and thus don't run their own full nodes; the broadcast is dependent on ground stations that uplink the data.
The data is freely available from (nearly) every place on earth (excluding oceans and polar regions). You do need your own satellite dish and some other hardware, but the system is designed to keep the costs as low as possible.
For more information, see https://blockstream.com/satellite/
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
2
"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
2
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
add a comment |
Blockstream launched a satellite service. It did not launch a satellite.
Bitcoin blocks are being broadcast by Blockstream, by contracting with several existing several satellite systems. These satellites are primarily designed for broadcasting TV signals, and thus don't run their own full nodes; the broadcast is dependent on ground stations that uplink the data.
The data is freely available from (nearly) every place on earth (excluding oceans and polar regions). You do need your own satellite dish and some other hardware, but the system is designed to keep the costs as low as possible.
For more information, see https://blockstream.com/satellite/
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
Blockstream launched a satellite service. It did not launch a satellite.
Bitcoin blocks are being broadcast by Blockstream, by contracting with several existing several satellite systems. These satellites are primarily designed for broadcasting TV signals, and thus don't run their own full nodes; the broadcast is dependent on ground stations that uplink the data.
The data is freely available from (nearly) every place on earth (excluding oceans and polar regions). You do need your own satellite dish and some other hardware, but the system is designed to keep the costs as low as possible.
For more information, see https://blockstream.com/satellite/
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
edited Jan 24 at 22:24
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
answered Jan 24 at 17:45
Pieter WuillePieter Wuille
46.5k399155
46.5k399155
2
"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
2
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
add a comment |
2
"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
2
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
2
2
"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
"(nearly) every place on earth", -- nearly every landmass, by large the oceans are not covered.
– G. Maxwell
Jan 24 at 20:05
2
2
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
The satellites being used are designed for, and mainly used for TV broadcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_113_West_A
– Anonymous
Jan 24 at 22:11
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
@G. Maxwell, Anonymous: updated my answer
– Pieter Wuille
Jan 24 at 22:24
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
Unfortunately this seems to be pretty commonly confused. Press articles from blockstream about “launching blockstream satellite” seek to be intentionally deceptive.
– Anonymous
Jan 25 at 4:59
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