The world’s first quantum communications satellite has
been launched into orbit aboard a Long March-2D rocket.
The main task of the Chinese satellite is to potentially secure
communications in an age of cyberattacks and global
electronic surveillance.
communications in an age of cyberattacks and global
electronic surveillance.
The satellite has been tasked with testing out a potentially
uncrackable communications system.
uncrackable communications system.
The satellite QUESS will explore quantum teleportation by
sending out keys from space to ground command using the
principle of "quantum entanglement" an act of fusing two or
more particles into complementary "quantum states".
In practice, China hopes to send out photons from the satellite
to two ground stations separated by about 1,200km (746 miles)
which together form one entangled system.
Operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the satellite contains a
quantum key communicator, a processing unit, a laser communicator
quantum entanglement emitter, and entanglement source to transmit
quantum keys to Earth.
sending out keys from space to ground command using the
principle of "quantum entanglement" an act of fusing two or
more particles into complementary "quantum states".
In practice, China hopes to send out photons from the satellite
to two ground stations separated by about 1,200km (746 miles)
which together form one entangled system.
Operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the satellite contains a
quantum key communicator, a processing unit, a laser communicator
quantum entanglement emitter, and entanglement source to transmit
quantum keys to Earth.
Quantum communication encryption is a unique method of encoding
the content of a message as quantum keys are theoretically impossible
to crack with the system detecting any intrusion attempts.
For instance, when two people share an encrypted quantum message
if a third person intercepts it, it will change in an unpredictable way.
China hopes that the experimental quantum encryption programs will
be instrumental in addressing information security concerns when the
government, military and financial networks are becoming
prime targets for espionage.
The satellite QUESS is one of the National Space Science Center's
"Strategic Priority Programs".
If QUESS is successful, China hopes to erect an Asian-European
quantum key distribution network by 2020, and a global quantum
communications network in 2030.
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the content of a message as quantum keys are theoretically impossible
to crack with the system detecting any intrusion attempts.
For instance, when two people share an encrypted quantum message
if a third person intercepts it, it will change in an unpredictable way.
China hopes that the experimental quantum encryption programs will
be instrumental in addressing information security concerns when the
government, military and financial networks are becoming
prime targets for espionage.
The satellite QUESS is one of the National Space Science Center's
"Strategic Priority Programs".
If QUESS is successful, China hopes to erect an Asian-European
quantum key distribution network by 2020, and a global quantum
communications network in 2030.
Welcome Photons and Teleportations
The Future Of "Clean" Communications Is Here.
"The US military must be very jealous and pissed off".
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I wish China would be manufacture and market more hardware for PC, so that we can be less depended from the US made.