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What launch, receiver and ground-station milestones have been completed for the CSA-supported demonstration?
The CSA describes mission objectives and development support; current flight acceptance and operational-service evidence determine the next maturity assessment.

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QEYnet — Main body: CSA January 20 2025 describes planned space testing of QEYnet receiver performan (opens in a new tab)
Canadian Space Agency
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Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.qeynet-configuration-review.id
The CSA announced over C$1.4 million for QEYnet's low-cost Earth-to-space QKD demonstration on January 20, 2025. The demonstration objectives include loading new encryption keys in orbit, distributing keys between Earth locations and confirming the concept of operations.
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The CSA announced over C$1.4 million for QEYnet's low-cost Earth-to-space QKD demonstration on January 20, 2025. The demonstration objectives include loading new encryption keys in orbit, distributing keys between Earth locations and confirming the concept of operations.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.qeynet-configuration-review.question
The CSA announced over C$1.4 million for QEYnet's low-cost Earth-to-space QKD demonstration on January 20, 2025. The demonstration objectives include loading new encryption keys in orbit, distributing keys between Earth locations and confirming the concept of operations.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.qeynet-configuration-review.context
The CSA announced over C$1.4 million for QEYnet's low-cost Earth-to-space QKD demonstration on January 20, 2025. The demonstration objectives include loading new encryption keys in orbit, distributing keys between Earth locations and confirming the concept of operations.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The CSA announced over C$1.4 million for QEYnet's low-cost Earth-to-space QKD demonstration on January 20, 2025. The demonstration objectives include loading new encryption keys in orbit, distributing keys between Earth locations and confirming the concept of operations.
Supports: Low-cost satellite quantum-key-distribution receiver · commercial availability
CSA January 20 2025 describes planned space testing of QEYnet receiver performance, orbital key replacement and QKD between ground locations. It does not report a completed flight.
Supports: Low-cost satellite quantum-key-distribution receiver · maturity
CSA January 20 2025 describes planned space testing of QEYnet receiver performance, orbital key replacement and QKD between ground locations. It does not report a completed flight.
QEYnet — Main body: QEYnet describes satellite trusted-node QKD, raw-key delivery for customer integration, sh (opens in a new tab)
QEYnet
Open original source: QEYnet — Main body: QEYnet describes satellite trusted-node QKD, raw-key delivery for customer integration, sh (opens in a new tab)
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Source type: official company product
Supports: Profile · operating context
Compact space-based quantum receiver; Free-space photon key exchange; On-orbit rekeying demonstration architecture; Ground-to-satellite optical link
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.qeynet-first-conversation.question
True North Map derives this first-conversation question from the documented QEYnet capability, current evidence and the decision gap that remains.
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Low-Cost Earth-to-Space Quantum Key Distribution Demonstration (opens in a new tab)
Government of Canada · Nov 1, 2024
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Source type: award or contract
Supports: Profile · current activity
A Canadian Space Agency agreement provides approximately $1.4 million for a low-cost Earth-to-space quantum-key-distribution demonstration through December 2026, and a separate federal testing contract confirms the Ontario operating address and government-test posture.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The Government of Canada records a Canadian Space Agency contribution for QEYnet's orbital QKD demonstration; the candidate does not describe the proposed global network as operational or guarantee that QKD is unbreakable.
June 26, 2025 agreement; Two-meter Twin Telescope ground station (opens in a new tab)
Light Bridges
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Source type: official company news
Supports: Profile · operating context
QEYnet and Light Bridges agreed in June 2025 to use the Two-meter Twin Telescope infrastructure in Tenerife as an optical ground station for satellite QKD demonstrations. The announcement describes planned tracking, transmitter installation and post-launch demonstrations; it does not report a completed orbital demonstration.

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QEYnet federal testing contract (opens in a new tab)
CanadaBuys
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Source type: award or contract
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
QEYnet has a documented Canadian operating presence in Vaughan, Ontario.
January 22, 2025 mission announcement; partner acknowledgements

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Low-cost satellite quantum-key-distribution receiver

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What launch, receiver and ground-station milestones have been completed for the CSA-supported demonstration?

Original sources 9 linked records

About QEYnet

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About QEYnet

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Low-cost satellite quantum-key-distribution receiver

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Ecosystem relationships

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Arctic Domain Awareness

Edge Data Processing

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What launch, receiver and ground-station milestones have been completed for the CSA-supported demonstration?

Original sources 9 linked records

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