Micius quantum communication satellite
Satélite de comunicación cuántica Micius
- Date
- 2016-2017 · confidence high
- Place
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Credited to
- Pan Jianwei and colleagues (USTC)
- People
- 👤 Pan Jianwei1970–
- Field
- Communication
What it is
The first satellite to distribute entangled photon pairs to stations 1200 km apart and perform quantum key distribution between China and Austria. It demonstrated quantum communication on a global scale.
Launched in 2016 from Jiuquan; the encrypted Beijing-Vienna video call took place in 2017, with Anton Zeilinger's group.
What it led to
- satellite-to-ground quantum cryptography networks
- tests of entanglement over long distances