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# Poland's Creotech signs EUR 13.9 million ESA contract for space weather satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-01-creotech-esa-sawa-contract/
- Published: 2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:27:01.000Z
- Description: Creotech Instruments signed a EUR13.9 million contract with ESA on 1 September 2026 as prime contractor to build, launch and operate the SAWA space weather nanosatellite, Poland's first "mission as a service" for ESA.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported

Reported [space24.pl, 1 September 2026](https://space24.pl/przemysl/sektor-krajowy/polska-spolka-zbuduje-kolejnego-satelite?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the satellite has been built or launched; delivery is scheduled for 2029.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +2 of 36 possible. ESA funds Polish firm to build/launch/operate satellite; parts+operate European. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)