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# Tokenomics

**Allocation Breakdown**

**Growth & Rewards — 46% (9.66B SPACE)**

<table><thead><tr><th width="142.7578125">Category</th><th width="65.82421875">%</th><th width="101.44140625">Amount</th><th width="197.83984375">Vesting</th><th>Purpose</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ecosystem</td><td>20%</td><td>4.2B</td><td>48-month linear (87.5M/month)</td><td>Developer grants, partnership incentives, strategic reserves</td></tr><tr><td>Airdrop S1</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>3-month linear (25% at TGE + monthly)</td><td>Early Cadets &#x26; CTC holder rewards</td></tr><tr><td>Airdrop S2</td><td>6%</td><td>1.26B</td><td>Starts TGE+1 month, 33.3%/month over 3 months</td><td>Season 2 Cadets rewards</td></tr><tr><td>Satellite Node Rewards</td><td>10%</td><td>2.1B</td><td>12-month cliff + 48-month linear</td><td>Satellite operator incentives (proportional to data relayed)</td></tr><tr><td>VPN Rewards</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>48-month linear (21.875M/month)</td><td>Starmesh usage incentives</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Foundation & Operations — 30% (6.3B SPACE)**

<table><thead><tr><th width="119.078125">Category</th><th width="60.87890625">%</th><th width="103.84375">Amount</th><th width="154.83984375">Vesting</th><th>Purpose</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Foundation</td><td>15%</td><td>3.15B</td><td>12-month cliff + 24-month linear</td><td>Protocol development, regulatory compliance, network stewardship</td></tr><tr><td>Operations</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>36-month linear</td><td>Ground station hosting, satellite insurance, bandwidth</td></tr><tr><td>Marketing</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>12-month linear</td><td>User acquisition, community events, partnership marketing</td></tr><tr><td>Dev</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>36-month linear</td><td>Engineer recruitment, security audits, bug bounties</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Team & Contributors — 24% (5.04B SPACE)**

<table><thead><tr><th width="121.54296875">Category</th><th width="59.80859375">%</th><th width="102.48046875">Amount</th><th width="197.53515625">Vesting</th><th>Purpose</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Partner Support</td><td>9%</td><td>1.89B</td><td>Fully unlocked at TGE</td><td>CEX listings, market maker liquidity, initial trading support</td></tr><tr><td>Investors</td><td>10%</td><td>2.1B</td><td>12-month cliff + 24-month linear</td><td>Investor allocation</td></tr><tr><td>Advisors &#x26; Contributors</td><td>5%</td><td>1.05B</td><td>12-month cliff + 24-month linear</td><td>Advisors, partners, contributors</td></tr></tbody></table>