WISeKey’s WISeSat Confirms Next Satellite Launch Scheduled for Mid-June from California to Advance Quantum-Safe Space Communications By 2027, WISeSat.Space aims to establish a large constellation of satellites, incorporating WISeKey cryptographic keys and PQC semiconductor technology from SEALSQ, to ensure robust, quantum-resistant communication capabilities from space.The WISeSat satellite constellation aims to accelerate the deployment of its satellite constellation, scale QKD capabilities, and enable a s ...

Core Viewpoint - WISeKey is set to launch its WISeSat 3.0 satellite in mid-June 2025, which will incorporate SEALSQ's Quantum RootKey technology to enhance quantum-safe space communications, addressing emerging quantum threats to global data infrastructure [2][11]. Group 1: Satellite Launch and Technology - The WISeSat 3.0 satellite will be the first to embed SEALSQ's Quantum RootKey, marking a significant advancement in quantum-safe space communications [2][4]. - This satellite will utilize NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms, including CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium, for cryptographic key generation and management [3][4]. - The Quantum RootKey is designed to resist both classical and quantum cyberattacks, ensuring secure communications and digital identity services [4][8]. Group 2: Capabilities and Applications - WISeSat 3.0 will provide secure command authentication, encryption of sensitive data, and post-quantum key distribution for critical infrastructure sectors such as energy and transportation [5][10]. - The satellite will facilitate the secure onboarding of billions of IoT devices, providing quantum-resistant digital identities even in remote areas [5][10]. - The multi-layered quantum-secure platform aims to leverage space's unique properties for scientific breakthroughs, including quantum sensing and secure deep-space exploration [9][11]. Group 3: Infrastructure and Future Plans - WISeSat has established key infrastructure, including a satellite antenna in La Línea, Spain, with plans for another in Switzerland to enhance satellite constellation management [7][10]. - By 2027, WISeSat aims to create a large constellation of satellites that will integrate WISeKey cryptographic keys and PQC semiconductor technology from SEALSQ [7][10]. - The company is positioning itself to enable a scalable "Satellite-as-a-Service" business model, integrating decentralized IoT transactions and post-quantum secure communications [10][11].

Geneva, Switzerland, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To support its strategic roadmap, SEALSQ intends to invest $10 million in WISeSat )1 as a strategic investor in the WISeSat satellite constellation, aiming to accelerate the deployment of its satellite constellation, scale QKD capabilities, and enable a scalable “Satellite-as-a-Service” business model that integrates decentralized IoT transactions and post-quantum secure communications (more information are available here).By 2027, WISeSat.Space aims t ...

Geneva, Switzerland, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, together with WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) and WISeSat.Space AG, today announced that on June 2025 will launch the WISeSat 2.1, the first satellite embedding SEALSQ’s WISeKey Quantum RootKey as part of a space-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD ...