Scientists have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched ...

Quantum network is step towards ultrasecure internet The satellite, called Jinan-1, is ten times lighter, 45 times cheaper and much more efficient than its predecessor, Micius, which launched in ...

When Jian-Wei Pan looks up at the night sky, he pictures a ‘quantum satellite constellation’, a global network of communications satellites relaying light particles, or photons, that have been ...

The satellite was able to send pulses of laser light, put into special quantum states, from a rooftop in Beijing to another at Stellenbosch University near Cape Town. The pulses formed a quantum ...

A small quantum satellite created a secure link between ground stations in China and South Africa, sharing quantum-encrypted ...

To determine if that is the case, the research team obtained radar-based satellite data for the years 2016 through 2020. Such radar is able to measure ground height to the millimeter. In comparing ...

via the satellite. “[We] report the development of a quantum microsatellite capable of performing space-to-ground quantum key distribution using portable ground stations,” the team said in the ...

China successfully sent quantum images to the opposite side of the Earth using a super-small satellite. By significantly reducing satellite costs compared to the past, the communication distance ...

Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world’s longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12 900km. Using the Chinese quantum ...

Building on these advances, the team successfully launched Jinan-1, the world's first quantum microsatellite, on July 27, 2022. Additionally, the team developed compact optical ground stations ...

March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Space, a leader in advanced space operations, is launching its life extension services to enhance satellite mission longevity and operational efficiency.