Tokenomics

Allocation Breakdown

Growth & Rewards — 46% (9.66B SPACE)

Category	%	Amount	Vesting	Purpose
Ecosystem	20%	4.2B	48-month linear (87.5M/month)	Developer grants, partnership incentives, strategic reserves
Airdrop S1	5%	1.05B	3-month linear (25% at TGE + monthly)	Early Cadets & CTC holder rewards
Airdrop S2	6%	1.26B	Starts TGE+1 month, 33.3%/month over 3 months	Season 2 Cadets rewards
Satellite Node Rewards	10%	2.1B	12-month cliff + 48-month linear	Satellite operator incentives (proportional to data relayed)
VPN Rewards	5%	1.05B	48-month linear (21.875M/month)	Starmesh usage incentives

Foundation & Operations — 30% (6.3B SPACE)

Category	%	Amount	Vesting	Purpose
Foundation	15%	3.15B	12-month cliff + 24-month linear	Protocol development, regulatory compliance, network stewardship
Operations	5%	1.05B	36-month linear	Ground station hosting, satellite insurance, bandwidth
Marketing	5%	1.05B	12-month linear	User acquisition, community events, partnership marketing
Dev	5%	1.05B	36-month linear	Engineer recruitment, security audits, bug bounties

Team & Contributors — 24% (5.04B SPACE)

Category	%	Amount	Vesting	Purpose
Partner Support	9%	1.89B	Fully unlocked at TGE	CEX listings, market maker liquidity, initial trading support
Investors	10%	2.1B	12-month cliff + 24-month linear	Investor allocation
Advisors & Contributors	5%	1.05B	12-month cliff + 24-month linear	Advisors, partners, contributors