The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space piloted a version of the Interplanetary File System on a satellite orbiting Earth.
The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph.
Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system for use in space and successfully tested it, Belcher said during the Consensus 2025 conference in Toronto.identifying data based on its content rather than its location“The architecture is well-suited to space because it reduces delays, compensates for data corruption caused by radiation, and enables cryptographic verification to ensure data has not been tampered with,” she said.), which uses the IPFS web protocol to store data. Lockheed Martin is one of the world’s largest aerospace companies.“There’s a multi-second delay from the Moon and a multi-minute delay from Mars,” Belcher said. “With IPFS, you look for a content ID and retrieve the data from wherever is closest — your own device, a nearby satellite, or a lunar station.” Additionally, the IPFS uses a distributed architecture to store multiple copies of data across a global network, reducing reliance on centralized data centers. These multiple copies of data improve reliability in environments where hardware is prone to degradation, helping to ensure the integrity of sensitive materials such as satellite images, according to Belcher. Interest in decentralized archival storage is growing among media companies, and the Foundation is also exploring potential military applications of this technology, Belcher said. “It could be really powerful for media in general to have that deep archive and also the ability to have your records everywhere all over the world when needed,” she said. The FIL token is a utility token that can be used within the Filecoin ecosystem. It has a total market capitalization of approximately $1.8 billion as of May 16,
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