Creotech Instruments will lead EUR 1 mln project for the European Space Agency

Poland's manufacturer of satellite systems Creotech Instruments will lead the project for the European Space Agency. The total value of the project is about €1 million, including approximately €400,000 attributable to Creotech Instruments.

Creotech Instruments said that it had completed negotiations regarding the offer for the design and production of prototypes of large-area detectors based on superconducting nanowire technology for the European Space Agency.

The detector that will be made as part of the project has two applications. First, it is a key component of the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network and will be used in ground stations to receive the key from the satellite. Secondly, it will be used in optical communication.

(PAP)