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Poland's Creotech signs EUR 13.9 million ESA contract for space weather satellite

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.

Reported space24.pl, 1 September 2026

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

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