Doge-1
{{Short description|Mission to launch a satellite into the orbit of the moon, paid for by cryptocurrency}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Unreliable sources|date=March 2025}}
{{Third-party|date=March 2025}}
}}
DOGE-1 is a CubeSat mission planned by Geometric Energy Corporation.{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Nicholas |title=Dogecoin To The Actual Moon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasgans/2021/05/09/dogecoin-to-the-actual-moon/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219213857/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasgans/2021/05/09/dogecoin-to-the-actual-moon/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=O'Callaghan |first=Jonathan |title=Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Launching An Actual Dogecoin Mission To The Moon In 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2021/05/10/elon-musks-spacex-is-launching-an-actual-dogecoin-mission-to-the-moon-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219213857/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2021/05/10/elon-musks-spacex-is-launching-an-actual-dogecoin-mission-to-the-moon-in-2022/ |url-status=live }} The mission is being paid for entirely with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin,{{Cite news |date=2021-05-09 |title=SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-accepts-dogecoin-payment-launch-lunar-mission-next-year-2021-05-09/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |archive-date=2021-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509234004/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-accepts-dogecoin-payment-launch-lunar-mission-next-year-2021-05-09/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Corporation |first=Geometric Energy |title=SpaceX to Launch DOGE-1 to the Moon! |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/spacex-to-launch-doge-1-to-the-moon--875845973.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517033102/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/spacex-to-launch-doge-1-to-the-moon--875845973.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2021-05-10 |title=Dogecoin Used to Pay for Lunar Satellite Mission With SpaceX |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/dogecoin-used-to-pay-for-lunar-satellite-mission-with-spacex |access-date=2023-02-19 |archive-date=2022-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412122024/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/dogecoin-used-to-pay-for-lunar-satellite-mission-with-spacex |url-status=live }} which is known for its popular "Doge" meme.{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |title=SpaceX accepts Dogecoin as payment to launch 'DOGE-1 mission to the Moon' next year |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/09/spacex-accepts-dogecoin-payment-for-doge-1-mission-to-the-moon.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=CNBC |date=9 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=2021-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205220122/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/09/spacex-accepts-dogecoin-payment-for-doge-1-mission-to-the-moon.html |url-status=live }} DOGE-1 is being developed by Geometric Energy Corporation, which announced the project in May 2021. The satellite will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will be used to collect "lunar-spatial intelligence" using onboard sensors and a camera. Mission to launch a small (40 kg) satellite into lunar orbit to explore the Moon and display images and digital art on a small screen on lunar orbiter that will be broadcast back to Earth.{{Cite web |title=How Elon Musk Literally Sent DOGE into Space |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-elon-musk-literally-sent-doge-into-space |access-date=2023-02-19 |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219215350/https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-elon-musk-literally-sent-doge-into-space |url-status=live }} According to Samuel Reid, a miniature screen on the DOGE-1 satellite will display advertisements, images and logos, which will subsequently be broadcast to the Earth.{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Kate |title=SpaceX and a Canadian startup plan to launch a satellite that will beam adverts into space. Anyone can buy pixels on the satellite's screen with dogecoin. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-start-up-launch-satellite-space-advertising-cryptocurrency-2021-7 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219215343/https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-start-up-launch-satellite-space-advertising-cryptocurrency-2021-7 |url-status=live }}
Purpose
DOGE-1 CubeSat is a small, lightweight satellite{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Viktoria |date=2022-02-18 |title=GEC buys satellite platforms from Exobotics |url=https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/gec-buys-satellite-platforms-from-exobotics/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=SpaceWatch.Global |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219215344/https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/gec-buys-satellite-platforms-from-exobotics/ |url-status=live }} that will be equipped with sensors and cameras to capture images and data of the lunar surface in order to improve our understanding of the lunar geology, environment and potential resources. The main purpose of Doge-1 is to broadcast advertisements, logos and images on the screen of the Doge-1 satellite, which will be orbiting the Moon. Screen images will be captured by installed cameras and broadcast to Earth, from where they will be streamed to Twitch and Youtube platforms.{{Cite web |author1=Elizabeth Howell |date=2021-08-12 |title=Elon Musk's SpaceX may launch a tiny Canadian satellite that will livestream ads from space: report |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-canadian-satellite-film-ads-in-space |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Space.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606085109/https://www.space.com/spacex-canadian-satellite-film-ads-in-space |url-status=live }}
Space billboard
DOGE-1 includes a space billboard that hosts ad images that are then taken by a satellite-mounted camera and broadcast to Earth. The DOGE-1 display is controlled using Xi Protocol tokens, which can be purchased on various cryptocurrency exchanges.{{Cite tweet |title=The Geometric-1 Mission to Earth Orbit on October 1, 2022 as a Transporter-6 rideshare |user=geometricenergy|number=1531308170919849984 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Twitter |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=GEC Energy DOGE-1 Moon Mission |url=https://dogelabs.io/doge1/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=DogeLabs |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324005200/https://dogelabs.io/doge1/ |url-status=live }}o In structure, this may resemble an artboard, such as The Million Dollar Homepage or r/place.{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Kate |title=SpaceX and a Canadian startup plan to launch a satellite that will beam adverts into space. Anyone can buy pixels on the satellite's screen with Xi Protocol tokens. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-start-up-launch-satellite-space-advertising-cryptocurrency-2021-7 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320110711/https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-start-up-launch-satellite-space-advertising-cryptocurrency-2021-7 |url-status=live }}
Launch date
The launch of DOGE-1 was announced by Elon Musk on Twitter on May 9, 2021{{Cite tweet |author=Elon Musk |author-link=Elon Musk |user=elonmusk |number=1391523807148527620 |title="SpaceX launching satellite Doge-1 to the moon next year" |date=May 9, 2021 |language=en-US |access-date=2023-03-29}} as a rideshare on the Nova-C/IM-1 mission,{{Cite web |title=DOGE-1 SpaceX's first mission paid entirely with Dogecoin could lift off to the Moon in December |url=https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/doge-launch |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=TESMANIAN |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219213903/https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/doge-launch |url-status=live }} a joint mission between Intuitive Machines and NASA. The Nova-C IM-1 mission has been repeatedly postponed by Intuitive Machines' launch provider SpaceX, which has also postponed the launch of DOGE-1.{{Cite web |title=Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander mission slips to 2022 |url=https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-first-lunar-lander-mission-slips-to-2022/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=SpaceNews |date=28 April 2021 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1915 |title=Falcon 9 Block 5 - Nova C (IM-1) |work=Next Spaceflight |date=19 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 }}{{cite press release |url=https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-machines-reports-first-quarter-2023-financial-results |title=Intuitive Machines reports first quarter 2023 financial results |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |work=Intuitive Machines |archive-date=12 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512231618/https://investors.intuitivemachines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-machines-reports-first-quarter-2023-financial-results
|url-status=live }}{{cite web
|url=https://www.spacetv.net/live/launch-of-spacex-falcon-9-with-doge-1-mission-to-the-moon/
|title=Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 with DOGE-1 & IM-1/NOVA-C |work=SPACETV|access-date=14 January 2024}} As of February 2024, the cubesat was postponed after IM-1 satellite mission.{{cite web |title=SamuelReidGEC |url=https://x.com/SamuelReidGEC/status/1754635923160170799 |publisher=X |access-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241117012500/https://x.com/SamuelReidGEC/status/1754635923160170799 |archive-date=17 November 2024}}