August 20, 2024

Successful launch of QUBE

Another step towards secure communication with quantum communication technology has been taken: the QUBE satellite launched to space on board a Falcon 9 rocket on 16 August 2024.

The QUBE project is a pilot project of the QUTEGA initiative (Quantum Technology - Fundamentals and Applications).

Participants in the scientific project

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Max Planck Institut für die Physik des Lichts
  • OHB Systems AG
  • Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR

Video: QUBE - Quantum experiments on CubeSat

Shortly before the launch of the QUBE satellite on board a SpaceX rocket, scientists from the DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation report on their work on the project. In particular, the miniaturised laser terminal on board the satellite has been developed for use in quantum communication. The Institute's optical ground station will receive the light signals from the satellite and forward them for processing.

QUBE - satellitenbasierte Quantenschlüssel

The aim of the research network ‘Quantum Key Distribution with CubeSat (QUBE)’ is to develop and demonstrate core technologies for global tap-proof communication using satellite-based quantum key distribution.

Sat.1bayern Dokumentation über Datensicherheit mit Quantenkommunikationstechnologien am Beispiel des Projekts QUBE

15. August 2024 on Joyn.de - Mediathek

https://www.sat1.de/serien/1730-sat1-bayern/videos/satelliten-fuer-sicheren-datenaustausch-neueste-weltall-forschung-in-bayern-v_6jccumew6mwd