Hub IOD Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite name	Hub IOD
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	12U
Status	not launched, expected in 2025
Launcher	not launched
Entity name	Quantum Communications Hub
Institution	Institute
Entity	Government (Civil / Military)
Nation (HQ)	UK
Nation (AIT)	Netherlands
Manufacturer	AIVT by ISISpace
Partners	University of York
Oneliner	Usse light and infrared signals, as well as a radio channel, to communicate with the quantum receiver positioned at the Hub’s OGS site in Scotland.
Description	Usse light and infrared signals, as well as a radio channel, to communicate with the quantum receiver positioned at the Hub’s OGS site in Scotland. The Quantum Communications Hub has selected the Dutch company ISISPACE Group (ISISPACE) as the provider of satellite systems and services in support of the Hub’s In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission to demonstrate the distribution of quantum encryption keys from space. The IOD will be the culmination of a core Hub development programme of UK science and technology around quantum secure communication between satellite and the ground. The programme, part of the Hub’s strategic objective of delivering quantum security at all distance scales, includes the development of novel quantum signal transmitters as payloads for the satellite, and quantum receivers for a dedicated Hub Optical Ground Station (OGS). The development programme, led by the University of York, is a collaboration of Hub academic partners: the Universities of Bristol, Heriot-Watt, Strathclyde and the Hub lead York, together with Science and Technology Facilities Council’s RAL Space Facility.
Notes	The other two projects, which also include a number of Hub academic and industrial partners, are Speqtre, a UK/Singapore bilateral project, and ROKS (Responsive Operations for Key Services), a UK industry-led mission.
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Keywords	QKD-Quantum Key Distribution

Last modified: 2024-12-09