openenet-ms-01-monero-space-decentralized-satellite-network/OPENENET-MoneroSpace-Satellite-Network-for-monero.md

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fr	OPENENET-MS01-MoneroSpace-Decentralized-Satellite-Network	OPENENET Team	April 13, 2025	30000	name funds done status Satellite Node Hardware Design & Team Formation 7000 false unfinished name funds done status Radiation-Hardened Node Software Development & Compliance Preparation 8000 false unfinished name funds done status Satellite Prototype Testing & Spectrum Application 10000 false unfinished name funds done status Community Testnet Launch & First Deployment 5000 false unfinished	date amount 2025-09-30 7000 date amount 2026-03-31 8000 date amount 2026-09-30 10000 date amount 2027-03-31 5000

OPENENET-MS01-MoneroSpace-Decentralized-Satellite-Network

Proposal ID: OPENENET-MS01

• Project Repository: https://git.openenet.cn/MoneroSpace
• Collaboration Platform: https://cloud.openenet.cn/
• Project Funding Deadline: December 28, 2035, 00:00 UTC. Unused funds will be returned to CCS if the project is incomplete by this date.

1. Project Overview

1.1 Core Objectives

MoneroSpace aims to build a decentralized censorship-resistant satellite communication network through open-source hardware and encryption protocols, achieving:

• Global Ubiquitous Access: Providing Monero transaction channels for regions without terrestrial networks (e.g., oceans, polar areas) and censored zones (e.g., Iran, Syria).
• Physical-Layer Censorship Resistance: Bypassing internet blockades with low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to ensure independent transaction broadcasting.
• Community-Driven Ecosystem: Open-sourcing satellite hardware designs and communication protocols to enable third-party node deployment.

1.2 Core Values

Dimension	Innovation	Contribution to Monero Ecosystem
Technical	Laser-RF hybrid communication and radiation-hardened full-node design	Enhances network redundancy against 51% attacks and geographic blockades
Compliance	Neutral-region ground station deployment and ITU spectrum compliance	Meets international telecommunication regulations and data privacy standards
Economic	Satellite node mining incentives and transaction fee sharing model	Establishes a sustainable decentralized infrastructure economy

2. Technical Solution

2.1 Satellite Node Hardware Architecture (3U CubeSat Standard)

2.1.2 Hardware Design Resources

• Motherboard Layout: /MoneroSpace
• Antenna Deployment Mechanism: /MoneroSpace

2.2 Communication System Design

2.2.1 Three-Layer Communication Architecture

graph TB  
    subgraph User Layer  
        A[User Terminal] -->|UHF 400-470MHz| B[Satellite Node]  
    end  
    subgraph Satellite Layer  
        B -->|Laser 1550nm| C[Neighbor Satellite 1]  
        B -->|Laser 1550nm| D[Neighbor Satellite 2]  
        C -->|Laser 1550nm| E[Ground Station]  
        D -->|S-Band 2-4GHz| E  
    end  
    subgraph Ground Layer  
        E[Neutral Ground Station] -->|Tor Network| F[Monero Mainnet]  
    end  

• User Access:
  • Terminal modification: Compatible with commercial satellite terminals (e.g., Starlink Dish), integrated with radiation-hardened encryption modules (ChaCha20-Poly1305 algorithm).
  • Dynamic frequency hopping: 128 frequency points with 10-second interval switching, combined with satellite-side frequency prediction to achieve 45% improved anti-jamming success rate.
• Inter-Satellite Communication:
  • Laser links: Randomly select 2 neighboring satellites for data forwarding, adding 30% dummy transactions to obfuscate transmission paths (anonymity set expanded 5x).
  • RF links: Serve as emergency channels during laser outages, using DVB-S2X standard and AES-256-GCM encryption with latency < 500ms.
• Ground Access:
  • Ground stations located in neutral regions (Zug, Switzerland & Reykjavik, Iceland), each equipped with 5 radiation-hardened servers running Monero full nodes.
  • Access to the mainnet via 3-hop Tor relays, achieving 99.9% node IP anonymity.

6. Community Engagement Plan

6.1 Open-Source Collaboration

• Hardware Design: All CAD drawings and BOM lists are open-sourced on Gitea under the CERN-OHL protocol, enabling third-party modification.
• Protocol Development: Laser communication code is released under the MIT protocol, welcoming community contributions.
  • Repository: https://git.openenet.cn/MoneroSpace (Under Development)

6.3 Transparency Assurance

• Progress Tracking: Weekly updates on development progress are posted to the Gitea repository.

7. Proposer Information (Preparation Phase)

7.1 Current Status

• Community Certification: Applying for Monero Community Developer Certification (MCC), expected to complete in Q3 2025.
• Collaboration Platforms: Gitea and Nextcloud are under preparation; send resumes to admin@openenet.cn to apply for collaboration access.
• Communication Channel:
  • Email: admin@openenet.cn

9. Conclusion

The MoneroSpace project focuses on open-source collaboration to address Monero's physical-layer censorship resistance needs. Despite preparation-phase challenges, our transparent development process, community-driven incentives, and robust technical solutions aim to build a decentralized satellite communication infrastructure.

Proposer: OPENENET Team
Date: April 13, 2025