First Image Captured by a PIAST Constellation Satellite Acquired

Yesterday, on December 6, the first image taken by a satellite of the PIAST (Polish ImAging SaTellites) constellation was successfully acquired.

The image was obtained as part of the satellite commissioning phase, during communications testing – prior to optical system calibration and image optimization. The presented photo has significantly lower resolution than the final expected imagery and was taken over the North Atlantic under cloudy conditions.

The image was captured by a Polish-developed Earth observation instrument operating on board a Polish satellite controlled from the national Mission Control Center.

The Earth observation instrument was delivered by the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN) and Scanway. The HyperSat satellite platform for all three PIAST satellites was supplied by Creotech Instruments S.A.

Even at this early stage, the full imaging process – using Polish technologies and operated entirely by Polish entities – has been confirmed to function correctly. For the first time, full independence of the national technological chain has been demonstrated under operational conditions.

This is also a significant step in demonstrating the capabilities of our HyperSat platform, a key component of the PIAST mission satellites.

Full system calibration may take several months.

The project, led by the Military University of Technology, involves Creotech Instruments, Scanway, CBK PAN, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation (ILOT), and PCO S.A. The project is co-funded by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR).