CubeSat QKD and Groundstations

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Realisation of satellite QKD with cube satellites, through exploitation of their lower development, launch costs and rapid development, and culminating in a terrestrial demonstration and engineering model of a CubeSat QKD system and optical ground station ready for full mission capability and in-orbit-demonstration.

Important information

Thank you for your interest in the work of the Quantum Communications Hub (2014-2024). The project is now complete but you can still explore all our resources on this website. You can also download our legacy report through this link

Information on the Hub’s SPOQC quantum cubesat mission, scheduled to launch in 2025, can be accessed in this section, but please note that this website will no longer be updated with new content. Information around the launch of the mission will be publicised through press releases.