Polish satellites are working properly in orbit

Information on this matter was published on February 20 this year. The company announced that the commissioning phase of the PIAST-S1 and PIAST-S2 satellite platforms, two of the three satellites in the Polish PIAST constellation, had been successfully completed. During commissioning, the full functionality of all key HyperSat platform systems was confirmed.

“This achievement is the result of several weeks of intensive work by Creotech Instruments’ operations team and years of commitment from the project teams. The PIAST project is an example of effective cooperation between Polish industry and science.” – the company emphasized.

On January 13 of this year, Creotech announced the orbital readiness of the PIAST-M platform. Meanwhile, the Military University of Technology (project leader) reported that the satellites had already received identifiers in the U.S. Norad ID system. They have thus been cataloged as additional artificial objects in space, each assigned a number and name. Some of the recently transmitted images from these satellites were also presented.

Polish ImAging SaTellites (PIAST) is a research and development program carried out by the Military University of Technology (WAT) in consortium with Creotech Instruments, the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, and the companies Scanway and PCO S.A. The project is co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) under the SZAFIR program initiated by the Ministry of National Defence.

The project aims to leverage the potential of cooperation between scientific institutions and private enterprises in developing solutions crucial for national security and defense. As part of the PIAST project, the WAT Satellite Mission Control Center was also established. This infrastructure enables full autonomy in satellite operations.

“The PIAST project not only strengthens Poland’s Earth observation capabilities but also supports the development of science, industry, and innovative technologies in Poland. It is another step toward building our country’s independent and sovereign satellite capabilities,” commented Dr. Grzegorz Brona, President of the Management Board of Creotech Instruments.

The PIAST project satellites were launched into orbit on November 28, 2025, as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission. The same mission also carried into orbit a nanosatellite developed by the Wrocław-based company SatRev, as well as the first military radar satellite of the Polish Armed Forces, developed under the MikroSAR program by the Polish-Finnish company ICEYE.