Canada's SBQuantum wins ESA magnetometer contract

Canadian firm SBQuantum has won a contract to supply a magnetometer to the European Space Agency. The deal is a commercial win for Canada's emerging quantum-sensor sector and expands ESA's access to advanced magnetic sensing capability for space science and monitoring applications.

Discovered 2025-11-13T20:14:57.317251-08:00 | 2025-11-13T20:14:57.317251-08:00

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  • Confirms commercialisation of quantum sensing: SBQuantum's contract is another supplier win following recent Canadian space awards (see the Canadian Space Agency's C$5.4M instrument contracts).
  • Strengthens ESA's access to advanced magnetic sensing capability, aligning with Europe’s investments in space quantum systems (see ESA's SAGA programme contract).
  • Reinforces a broader trend toward quantum magnetometers for space and ground monitoring, echoed by the UK’s planned quantum magnetometer network.

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