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SBQuantum and Spire to fly diamond quantum magnetometer on Spire smallsat

SBQuantum and Spire will send a diamond-based quantum magnetometer into low Earth orbit aboard a Spire smallsat, performing an in-orbit demonstration of the sensor. The mission will collect magnetometer data to evaluate the performance of SBQuantum's diamond quantum sensing technology in space.

Discovered 2026-03-27T02:12:22.097128-07:00 | 2026-03-27T02:12:22.097128-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • SBQuantum's flight is a straight technical milestone: it is an in-orbit demonstration of a novel diamond quantum magnetometer on a commercial smallsat, producing the first space-based performance data for this sensor.

  • The mission underscores the growing use of Spire's smallsat platforms to host experimental science and sensing payloads (see Spire's recent HyMS demonstrator) source:3346c75a-e24d-49ff-a4a8-511f49b1b250.

  • The test joins a broader trend of quantum sensor and small-sat science demos in development (for example, DARPA-backed quantum imaging efforts), reinforcing industry interest in qualifying quantum-enabled payloads for operational space applications source:688cf70a-4f98-4df3-8ed6-52e6ee921f9c.

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2026-03-27T02:12:22.097128-07:00
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2026-04-01T13:11:30.906171-07:00
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