Orbit Logic, specializes in mission planning and scheduling solutions for aerospace and geospatial intelligence, has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract sponsored by NASA to develop Space Communication Reconstruction and Mapping with Blockchain Ledgering (SCRAMBL) – a secure and distributed communication system that will facilitate cooperation among heterogeneous satellite assets to satisfy constellation-level mission requirements. The solution is being developed in partnership with Fraunhofer USA (FhUSA) and CyberPhysical Security, Inc.
By leveraging recent advances in blockchain technology, SCRAMBL will ensure secure and robust communication in satellite constellations where the network topologies and asset capabilities are uncertain and changing. SCRAMBL will enable each asset to securely and efficiently learn, update, and share the constellation’s Common Relevant Operating Picture (CROP): a ledger of asset health, available communication links, and plan status that each asset accesses to determine its own actions. The figure below is an example illustrating how SCRAMBL will synchronize CROP ledger items. Orbit Logic’s existing Autonomous Planning System (APS) will perform optimized spacecraft-level planning by interacting with CROP content via SCRAMBL for constellation-level coordination and task deconfliction.
