Academician Pan Jianwei, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stated: China has successfully developed and launched the world's first quantum micro-nano satellite.
The "world's first quantum micro-nano satellite" mentioned by Academician Pan Jianwei is actually the "Ji'nan No. 1" launched in 2022. Its breakthrough lies in successfully reducing the complex equipment that used to weigh hundreds of kilograms like the "Mozhi" satellite to just tens of kilograms, truly achieving the "lightweighting" and "commercialization" potential of quantum communication.
According to Academician Pan Jianwei, this micro-nano satellite "achieved quantum encrypted image transmission across more than ten thousand kilometers between China and South Africa, setting a new global record."
This satellite proves that quantum communication can not only achieve "from nothing to something," but also "from something to excellence, from expensive to affordable." It lays the foundation for building a quantum constellation composed of hundreds of low-cost micro-nano satellites in the future, with the ultimate goal of realizing a global real-time quantum-encrypted communication network that is not restricted by countries or regions.
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