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POLSA backed consortium picks payloads for Poland's first suborbital launch

Poland's Lukasiewicz Institute of Aviation, with SpaceForest and funded by the Polish Space Agency, selected four Polish payloads from 23 submissions for an October suborbital flight on the PERUN rocket, reaching up to 60 kilometres.

Verified Editor-read Lukasiewicz - Institute of Aviation announcement, 19 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the contract's monetary value or confirm the October launch takes place on schedule.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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