| Name | SpooQy-1 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2021-10-16. Was operational (Press release about handing operations over to SpeQtral on 2020-03-28) |
| Launched | 2019-04-17 |
| NORAD ID | 44332 |
| Deployer | J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Antares |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2019-06-17 |
| Organisation | National University of Singapore |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Singapore |
| Operator | University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland,SpeQtral |
| Launch brokerer | JAXA |
| Oneliner | Demonstrate the generation of polarisation-entangled photon pairs in space. |
| Results | The operation of a polarization entangled photon-pair source on board a CubeSat in LEO has been reported. Entangled photon-pair production was observed over a temperature range from 16C to 21.5C. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Keywords | QKD-Quantum Key Distribution |
Last modified: 2021-12-28
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