Eagle-1
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Eagle-1 is a future European technology demonstration satellite for in-orbit demonstration of space-based quantum key distribution. The satellite was developed by a consortium of companies led by the Luxembourg-headquartered SES for the European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Eagle-1 is the first step in development of a sovereign European quantum communication infrastructure, specifically the EuroQCI network. The satellite will be launched to low-Earth orbit on a Vega C rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana in late 2026 or early 2027.
See also
- List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
- SAGA– European quantum communication satellite
- QUBE-II– German technology demonstration satellite
- Quantum Experiments at Space Scale– Chinese quantum research satellite