Qubitrium met with D-Orbit at the Space Tech Expo Europe fair held in Bremen, Germany, from November 18 to 21. (From left to right) D-Orbit Mission and Payload System Engineer Luca Ermolli, D-Orbit Sales Specialist Matteo Zeni, Qubitrium CEO Dr. Kadir Durak and Qubitrium Netherlands Managing Director Kartal Cona reviewed the latest developments at the meeting.

Two companies recently signed a contract for the launch of QubitCore, a 1U cube satellite equipped with a modular quantum key distribution payload, onboard ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbits orbital transfer vehicle. QubitCore is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2026.

Founded in Italy in 2011, with offices in Portugal, the UK and a joint venture in the US, D-Orbit is a pioneer in space logistics, with a proven heritage of orbital transportation missions and more than 200 payloads delivered to space. We will keep you posted as the mission launch approaches. Stay tuned!