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CAMILA – National Constellation of Earth Observation Satellites (ESA/NRP)

under construction stage: construction delayed
52 mln EUR
contract value · data from Apr 2025 ≈ 223 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: Ministry of Development and Technology, ESA

CAMILA (Country Awareness Mission in Land Analysis) is a national Earth observation satellite constellation being built by Creotech Instruments S.A. as the main contractor. The constellation was ordered by the Ministry of Development and Technology, which entrusted the conduct and management of the tender to the European Space Agency (ESA). The original contract from April 2025, valued at approximately EUR 51.9 million, covers at least three satellites (radar, high-resolution optical, and lower-resolution optical) together with a ground segment for satellite control and data processing. According to ESA, more than 90 percent of the solution consists of technology developed in Poland, and the intellectual property rights remain in the country. In November 2025 the contract was expanded to more than EUR 59 million, adding a fourth satellite on the HyperSat platform and extending the schedule. It is the largest contract ever signed between ESA and a Polish entity.

How it went

Assessment: too early to assess. Signals only where documented.

Delivery partial
Schedule delayed

Timeline

Slip: +23 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Announced 15 Apr 2025
  2. Construction start Apr 2025
  3. Original date Dec 2027
  4. Current date Nov 2029

Change history

  • 15 Apr 2025 stage: announced

Significance

The constellation is intended to give Poland its own sovereign Earth observation capabilities – both radar and optical – together with a domestic ground segment for satellite control and data processing. Thanks to the more than 90-percent share of domestic technology and the retention of intellectual property rights in Poland, the project strengthens the technological independence of the Polish space sector and engages several hundred specialists across the country.

Sources 5 · 3 archived

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  1. Creotech Instruments secures €52 million ESA contract to build Polish satellite constellation CAMILA ↗ archived ✓
    Creotech Instruments 15 Apr 2025
    StatusStagekindAnnouncedConstruction start
    Status „The project will run from April 2025 to December 2027."
    Stage „Creotech will provide a national constellation of at least three Earth observation satellites along with dedicated ground infrastructure."
    stage_events[0] „Signed on 15 April, the contract covers the development of three satellites..."
  2. Creotech Instruments secures €52 million ESA contract to build Polish satellite constellation CAMILA ↗
    SpaceNews 16 Apr 2025
    Original date
  3. Creotech Instruments podpisał umowę z ESA na realizację projektu Camila o wartości niemal 52 mln euro ↗ archived ✓
    Nauka w Polsce (PAP) 15 Apr 2025
    CostInvestor
    Cost „Całkowita wartość projektu wynosi 51,9 mln euro, z czego 25,6 mln euro przypada na Creotech Instruments."
    cost.funding „narodowa konstelacja satelitów została zamówiona przez Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii, które wybrało Europejską Agencję Kosmiczną (ESA) do realizacji i zarządzania przetargiem."
  4. Creotech Instruments extends ESA contract under the CAMILA project ↗ archived ✓
    Creotech Instruments Nov 2025
    Current date
    Current date „Creotech Instruments now plans to complete its part of the CAMILA project in November 2029"
  5. Creotech plans $118 million capital raise, investment in new satellite factory ↗
    SpaceNews 2024
    locations[0] „At our facility in Piaseczno, close to Warsaw, where we make 10 microsatellites per year, our capacities are fully booked."