Elon Musk to launch satellite that will beam advertisements into SPACE that are bought using Bitcoin
Samuel Coleman
Published Sep 06, 2026
A CANADIAN startup is going to make space advertising possible with help from Elon Musk.
Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC), a company that offers technology services, is building a satellite, called a CubeSat, to display ads in space with assistance from Musk’s SpaceX company.
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Samuel Reid, CEO and co-founder of GEC, told Business Insider that one side of the CubeSat satellite will feature a pixelated display screen where advertisements, logos, and art will go.
It will be released in early 2022, according to Reid.
The satellite will be put on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to be put into orbit, and it will be released before the rocket goes to the moon.
Anyone who wants to put an ad, art, or logos on the CubeSat will be able to do so using cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum will be accepted, and Dogecoin payments may be introduced in the future.
People will be able to buy tokens to design a pixel on the screen, with five tokens to choose from: “Beta for the X coordinate, Rho for the Y coordinate, Gamma for the brightness, Kappa for the color, and XI for time,” Business Insider reported.
To view the screen, a selfie stick will be attached to the side of the satellite to film it.
The footage from that selfie stick will then be live-streamed on YouTube or Twitch for anyone to view it, Reid said.
"I'm trying to achieve something that can democratize access to space and allow for decentralized participation," Reid told the outlet.
“Hopefully, people don't waste money on something inappropriate, insulting, or offensive."
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Anyone will be able to put ads of logos on the screen — for the right price.
"There might be companies which want to depict their logo ... or it might end up being a bit more personal and artistic," Reid said.
“Maybe Coca-Cola and Pepsi will fight over their logo and reclaim over each other."
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