SpeQtral @ Nanosats Database

Name	SpeQtral
Previous names	S15 Space, S-FIFTEEN
Products Services	Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
Constellations	QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) Laser Communications Developing space-based, quantum communication built on technologies developed at the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore. Status: Prototype(s) launched Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Country	Singapore, US
Founded	2017
Funding	$10.2M
Oneliner	SpeQtral designs and manufactures satellite-based quantum communication systems, and provides end-to-end distribution of quantum encryption keys.
Notes	Speqtral Quantum Technologies seems to be US subsidiary of SpeQtral with the same leadership to access US markets. The SpeQtral-1 satellite is expected to be launched in 2024, and is primed to be one of the first few QKD satellite missions to be launched by a commercial entity. It will demonstrate the technological feasibility of intercontinental out-of-band symmetric key delivery with a focus on addressing practical commercial requirements of end users. In this commercial pilot phase, entities interested in securing their data communications with QKD would be able to use SpeQtral-1 to receive quantum keys. JANUS-1 satellite launched in February 2023 on SSLV had a payload or technology from SpeQtral among others and considering it as their first satellite. SpeQtral Collaborates with Archangel Lightworks to Develop Quantum-Enabled Optical Ground Station.
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Hosted payload on launched nanosats	Janus 1 (JANUS-1)

Last modified: 2023-05-31