Friday 18th October 2019 - 10.00 – 16.00
STFC RAL Space, Harwell Campus (location to be confirmed on registration)
RAL Space is hosting an industry day to set out its requirements for procurement ahead of the publication of Contract Notices for the QKD project.
QKD QubeSat is a collaboration between the Singapore and UK Governments to provide more secure online activity for consumers.
The project scope is to build and fly a satellite quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed. Through this collaboration, Singapore and the UK will co-develop a satellite called QKD Qubesat, a satellite based on the cubesat standard that will use pioneering QKD technology to test the secure distribution of cryptographic keys over globe-spanning distances.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) RAL Space facility, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will be leading on the development of the platform (BUS) and also the optical payload for optical links needed for beaming QKD signals, known as the 'RAL Payload' or 'Optical Payload'.
More information about the project can be accessed via the link below:
https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/UK-and-Singapore-collaborate-on-QKD-Qubesat.aspx
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