QuantX Labs Achieves In-Orbit Commissioning of World's First Space-Based Optical ...

QuantX Labs has successfully deployed and commissioned the world's first space-based optical frequency comb in low Earth orbit, converting ultra-precise optical atomic clock signals into usable radio-frequency signals. The validated subsystem de-risks deployment of the full TEMPO optical atomic clock payload in 2027, which would provide sovereign timing capabilities resilient to GPS spoofing and jamming for defence and deep-space navigation.

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