The canonical Wavestar protocol.

• 01

  did:orbit method

  Namespace structure, DID Document format, verificationMethod profiles (Ed25519 and BLS12-381), service endpoints, and resolution rules. Extends W3C DID Core 1.0.
• 02

  Attest envelope

  COSE (RFC 8152) envelope format for signed facts crossing module boundaries. Defines the header parameters, payload canonicalisation (JCS / RFC 8785), and the BLS aggregation format.
• 03

  Registry log format

  Trillian-compatible log format for the append-only registry. Entry canonicalisation, inclusion-proof format, consistency-proof format, and the signed-tree-head schema.
• 04

  ORCH messages

  Wire format for order submission, cancellation, novation, and settlement. Includes the state-machine transition messages and the settlement record format.
• 05

  Anchoring

  Format for hourly anchors into Ethereum and Bitcoin. Defines the OP_RETURN payload layout, the anchor Merkle-inclusion proof, and the reconciliation protocol.
• 06

  Error codes

  The catalogue of structured error codes across every surface. Error codes are part of the public API contract; additions only within a major version.

A did:orbit DID Document for a Planet PlanetScope spacecraft. Two verification methods — Ed25519 for operational signing, BLS12-381 for Attest quorum participation — and one telemetry service endpoint. Conformant with W3C DID Core 1.0 and the did:orbit method extension.

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
    "https://wavestar.space/context/did-orbit/v1"
  ],
  "id": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428",
  "controller": "did:orbit:org:planet",
  "verificationMethod": [
    {
      "id": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428#ed25519-2026",
      "type": "Ed25519VerificationKey2020",
      "controller": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428",
      "publicKeyMultibase": "z6Mk..."
    },
    {
      "id": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428#bls-2026",
      "type": "Bls12381G2Key2020",
      "controller": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428",
      "publicKeyMultibase": "zUC7K..."
    }
  ],
  "service": [
    {
      "id": "did:orbit:sat:planet:norad-47428#telemetry",
      "type": "TelemetryEndpoint",
      "serviceEndpoint": "https://tlm.planet.com/v1/did/norad-47428"
    }
  ]
}

• 01

  Conformance levels

  The spec defines three conformance levels — Reader, Observer, and Participant. Reader can verify; Observer can co-sign quorum facts; Participant can submit settlements. Each level has a published conformance test suite.
• 02

  Trademark policy

  The phrase "Wavestar-compatible" is a trademarked claim that requires passing the published test suite for the relevant conformance level. Apache 2.0 covers the specification; the mark is separately licensed.
• 03

  Interop fixtures

  Canonical test vectors — DID Documents, COSE envelopes, BLS aggregations, inclusion proofs — are published at github.com/wavestar/spec-fixtures. SDKs pass the fixtures on every commit.
• 04

  Public errata process

  Errata against the specification are published at github.com/wavestar/spec/errata. Errata are issue-driven, not revision-driven — they live on a published page and accumulate into the next version.