Rapidly Deployable Mobile Optical Ground Stations for Operational Satellite Quantum Key Distribution

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The development of a rapidly deployable mobile optical ground station provides the operational flexibility needed to transition QKD from experimental demos to resilient network infrastructure. By benchmarking against fixed-installation terminals, this project isolates specific architectural constraints imposed by transportability, such as environmental stability and pointing requirements. These mobile nodes facilitate site diversity and rapid network expansion, which are critical for achieving operational space-based quantum security.