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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2024-149JLaunched 8/16/2024
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-11
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
8/16/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
514 km
Inclination
97.45 deg
Dry Mass
4 kg
Total Mass
4 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Wurzburg Center for Telematics
Manufacturer
Wurzburg Center for Telematics
Registry
COSPAR ID
2024-149J
Track
Mentions
10
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QUBE II is designed to demonstrate the first quantum key exchange between a CubeSat and a ground station.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 4, 2026NanoAvionics Satellites Reach Orbit on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

QUBE-II is an 8U quantum key distribution CubeSat developed for the German government.

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May 4, 2026
SpaceX deploys seven Canadian satellites on CAS500-2 mission, marking University of Calgary’s first

The CAS500-2 mission carried three satellites built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics: SNAPPY, QUBE II, and Eycore-1.

GeneralRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 4, 2026NanoAvionics Satellites Reach Orbit on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

QUBE II is an 8U CubeSat and a joint initiative of Germany’s BMFTR.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.8May 4, 2026NanoAvionics Satellites Reach Orbit on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

QUBE II is a record-setting quantum key distribution demonstrator.

CapabilityValue 2.0May 4, 2026NanoAvionics Satellites Reach Orbit on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

SNAPPY and QUBE II will initiate ground station handshakes to begin their experimental data collection phases after deployment.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Apr 29, 2026NanoAvionics to Launch Trio of Milestone Payloads on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

OHB System AG and the Zentrum für Telematik Würzburg coordinate the QUBE II project.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Apr 29, 2026NanoAvionics to Launch Trio of Milestone Payloads on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

QUBE II is an 8U CubeSat that will demo the first quantum key exchange between a CubeSat and a ground station.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 29, 2026NanoAvionics to Launch Trio of Milestone Payloads on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

Kongsberg NanoAvionics is preparing to launch the SNAPPY, QUBE II, and Eycore-1 satellites on SpaceX’s CAS500-2 mission.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 29, 2026NanoAvionics to Launch Trio of Milestone Payloads on SpaceX CAS500-2 Mission

GEC is collaborating with QUBE Integrated Malaysia Sdn Bhd for LIMA 2025.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0May 3, 2024LIMA 2025 to Transform Aerospace & Maritime Landscape