In a recent development, logistics firm Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) has revealed that they paid the rebooking fee for the Doge-1 satellite in Dogecoin (DOGE). This comes alongside news that the satellite won’t be taking off anytime soon. 

在最近的進展中，物流公司 Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) 透露，他們以狗狗幣 (DOGE) 支付了 Doge-1 衛星的重新預訂費用。同時，有消息指出該衛星不會很快起飛。

Doge-1 Satellite Rebooking Fee Paid In Dogecoin

Doge-1 衛星重新預訂費以狗狗幣支付

The CEO of Geometric Energy, Samuel Reid, confirmed in an X (formerly Twitter) post that they “had” to repay the rebooking fee to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in DOGE. This suggests that his company had no other choice but to use the meme coin to pay if they still intended to move on with the Doge-1 mission.

Geometric Energy 執行長 Samuel Reid 在 X（前 Twitter）貼文中證實，他們「必須」向 Elon Musk 在 DOGE 的 SpaceX 償還重新預訂費用。這表明，如果他的公司仍打算繼續執行 Doge-1 任務，他們別無選擇，只能使用迷因幣來支付。

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While it is unclear why the payment in Dogecoin was mandatory, it was worth mentioning that Geometric Energy made the initial payment (in 2021) to launch the Doge-1 satellite in Dogecoin. As such, Space X and Elon Musk might have felt it was only natural the whole deal continues to be financed with the meme coin. 

雖然尚不清楚為何強制使用狗狗幣付款，但值得一提的是，幾何能源公司 (2021 年) 以狗狗幣支付了發射 Doge-1 衛星的首筆款項。因此，Space X 和伊隆馬斯克可能會覺得整個交易繼續由迷因幣融資是很自然的。

Space X, which is owned by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will be responsible for launching the Doge-1 satellite into the lunar orbit. Contrary to what some might think, this mission isn’t sending the Dogecoin token into space. Instead, the satellite will be used to display advertisements to Earth while orbiting the moon. 

世界首富伊隆馬斯克擁有的 Space X 將負責將 Doge-1 衛星發射到月球軌道。與某些人的想法相反，該任務並不是將狗狗幣代幣送入太空。相反，這顆衛星將用於在繞月球時向地球展示廣告。

However, it has caught the interest of the DOGE community, considering how the project has amplified the meme coin’s utility. Such development can also be bullish for the crypto token once the satellite is finally launched. 

然而，考慮到該專案如何放大了模因幣的效用，它引起了 DOGE 社群的興趣。一旦衛星最終發射，這種發展也可能對加密貨幣有利。

Doge-1 Launch Delayed

Doge-1 發射延遲

Samuel Reid also revealed on a live voice chat on Telegram that the Doge-1 mission would be delayed. This was why Geometric Energy had to pay the rebooking fee in the first place, considering that the satellite will no longer be launching as a rideshare payload with the Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission. 

塞繆爾·里德還在 Telegram 的即時語音聊天中透露，Doge-1 任務將被推遲。這就是為什麼 Geometric Energy 必須先支付重新預訂費用的原因，因為考慮到該衛星將不再作為 Intuitive Machines 的 IM-1 任務的共乘有效載荷進行發射。

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Reid further stated that the delay was due to the fact that some equipment for the satellite was still being worked on. Once that is done and necessary approvals are obtained, the satellite is expected to be shipped to the United States from the United Kingdom. 

里德進一步表示，延遲的原因是衛星的一些設備仍在開發中。一旦完成並獲得必要的批准，衛星預計將從英國運往美國。

It is worth mentioning that GEC already got the necessary approval and license to launch the satellite from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), respectively. 

值得一提的是，GEC已經分別獲得了國家電信和資訊管理局（NTIA）和聯邦通訊委員會（FCC）發射衛星所需的批准和許可。

Meanwhile, Reid failed to provide a timeline for when the Doge-1 will now likely launch. He only stated that the satellite is likely to launch with the IM-2 or another mission that Space X launches. It, however, depends on when the Doge-1 is finally shipped to the US. 

與此同時，里德未能提供 Doge-1 何時可能發射的時間表。他只是表示，這顆衛星很可能與 IM-2 或 Space X 發射的另一項任務一起發射。不過，這取決於 Doge-1 最終何時運往美國。

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