Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space Transmit Data Using InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) via Earth-orbiting Satellites

Decentralized data storage technology is increasingly showing its potential in addressing communication and data security challenges in space.

Jakarta, Pintu News – Decentralized data storage technology is increasingly showing its potential in addressing communication and data security challenges in space.

The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space recently successfully transmitted data via Earth-orbiting satellites using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a content-based web protocol designed to improve data efficiency, privacy, and resilience.

This success not only opens up new opportunities in space data management, but also demonstrates how decentralized storage architectures can be reliable in extreme environments – from Earth orbit to potential use on the Moon and Mars.

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The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) via Earth-orbiting satellites, Marta Belcher, President of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph.

Filecoin and Lockheed Martin have adapted this system for use in space and have successfully tested it, Belcher said at the Consensus 2025 conference taking place in Toronto.

IPFS improves privacy and security over traditional web protocols such as HTTP, as it identifies data based on content, not location. This provides an added advantage in the process of transmitting data in space, explains Belcher.

“This architecture is very suitable for use in space because it can reduce delays, overcome data damage due to radiation, and enable cryptographic verification to ensure data is not manipulated,” he said.

The Filecoin Foundation is a non-profit organization that manages the Filecoin

Benefits of Decentralized Storage

“There is a time lag of a few seconds from the Moon and a few minutes from Mars,” Belcher says.

“With IPFS, you can simply search for a content ID and retrieve data from a nearby location – either your own device, a nearby satellite, or a station on the Moon.”

IPFS also uses a distributed architecture that stores copies of data at various locations within a global network, reducing dependency on centralized data centers.

According to Belcher, having multiple copies of this data increases reliability, especially in environments where hardware is prone to damage, and helps maintain the integrity of sensitive material such as satellite imagery.

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Interest in decentralized archive storage is growing among media companies. In addition, the Filecoin Foundation is also exploring potential military uses for the technology, Belcher said.

“This technology could be very beneficial to the media world in general – having a huge archive and the ability to access footage from all over the world whenever needed,” he says.

The FIL token is a utility token used in the Filecoin ecosystem. Based on Cointelegraph data as of May 16, the total market capitalization of this token is around $1.8 billion.

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