[ Orbital Validation ]
Mission TimeT+ —
Orbits—
[ Mission Architecture ]
From Research
to Operational Evidence
Demonstrate quantum-resilient secure communications in a real orbital environment.
Combine PQC, cryptographic agility and trusted hardware-based entropy.
Operate the architecture in orbit and verify the protected space-to-ground cycle.
Translate orbital evidence into terrestrial and future space deployments.
[ What SkyBridge Demonstrates ]
Post-Quantum Security Beyond the Laboratory
SkyBridge brings together post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic agility and trusted hardware-based randomness in a flown, operational system – not a laboratory concept.
The mission extends EnsoLab's hardware-rooted trust architecture between Earth and orbit, validating quantum-resilient security in live orbital conditions and generating operational evidence to support future development and deployment.
[ SkyBridge Continued ]
Falcon 9 · Transporter-16 delivers SkyBridge to low-Earth orbit.
Trusted data and keys uplinked; hardware-rooted entropy source brought online.
Falcon 9 · PQC, crypto-agility and trusted entropy running in an operational orbital environment.
Protected space-to-ground cycle confirmed against post-quantum criteria.
[ Collaboration & Ownership ]
Research, Integration and Intellectual Property
The technology was developed by the Adaptive Heterogeneous Systems Lab at HES-SO Valais-Wallis in partnership with EnsoLab Tech AG, with orbital integration by DPhi Space.
The resulting security architecture and all associated intellectual property are owned by EnsoLab Tech AG.
Adaptive Heterogeneous Systems Lab · HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sion – heterogeneous computing and mission technology development.
DPhi Space – payload integration and flight operations aboard the Clustergate 2 platform.
[ Research Lead ]
“Through this mission, we are leveraging cutting-edge heterogeneous computing to enable secure communication in orbit. The in-orbit demonstration architecture at the core of SkyBridge establishes a new foundation for safe, adaptable, and high-performance communication in space systems in the post-quantum era.”
[ Founder & CEO ]
“Orbit is one of the most demanding environments a hardware system can face. SkyBridge allows us to validate, in live conditions, that our security architecture can operate reliably in orbit and support the next generation of resilient communications.”
[ Quantum Security Risks ]
Why Post-Quantum Security Matters
Quantum computers will soon be able to break today’s encryption standards (RSA, ECC) in minutes. Algorithms that currently secure banking, military systems, satellites, and even your daily online transactions are at risk. What is safe today will be instantly vulnerable tomorrow.
Once broken, decades of encrypted data (financial records, government files, medical data, IP archives) could be exposed. Adversaries are already storing sensitive data now – waiting to decrypt it later. This is known as “harvest now, decrypt later.”
Power grids, defence systems, GPS, communication satellites, and aerospace networks depend on strong encryption. A quantum breach would mean loss of trust, loss of control, and potential global instability.
The world cannot wait. Post-Quantum Cryptography must be deployed today – on Earth and in orbit. EnsoLab’s Sky Bridge is building the trust layer for that future.
[ Work With EnsoLab ]
One integrated architecture combining post-quantum cryptography, hardware-rooted security, trusted computing and secure communications.
Explore deployment of the EnsoLab Trust Platform across mission-critical environments.
Discuss integration of EnsoEntropy™, hardware trust and post-quantum technology into products and silicon.
Engage on research, orbital missions, strategic programmes and long-term technology collaboration.
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