Quantum communication distance record

Quantum communication distance record
Who
Scientists at University of Padua
Where
Not Applicable (University of Padua)
When
March 2008
In March 2008 scientists announced they had detected and identified single photons of light bounced off an orbiting satellite some 1,485 km above the Earth. This achievement is a critical step to establishing a space-based quantum communications channel - the holy grail of absolutely secure and uninterceptable digital communications