SPEQTRE (QKD Cubesat)

SPEQTRE
Spacecraft SPEQTRE (QKD Cubesat)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 12U
Status not launched, expected in 2024
Launcher not launched
Entity name RAL Space
Institution Institute
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Nation (HQ) UK
Nation (AIT) Netherlands
Manufacturer AIVT by ISISpace
Partners Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), S-Fifteen, Singtel, QCommHub
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Deploy a satellite quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed.

Description

Deploy a satellite quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed. Use a pioneering QKD technology from Singapore to test the secure distribution of cryptographic keys over globe-spanning distances.

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Keywords QKD-Quantum Key Distribution

Last modified: 2023-12-25

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