On Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Warsaw, during a press conference at the PAP Press Center, the launch of a strategic partnership between Thorium Space and Creotech Instruments was officially announced. The event marked the formal confirmation of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining the framework for joint efforts by both companies in the development of Poland’s first national telecommunications satellite.
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The press conference was attended by leading figures from the space technology sector: Dr. Grzegorz Brona, CEO of Creotech Instruments, and Paweł Rymaszewski, CEO of Thorium Space. The purpose of the agreement is to develop and advance cutting-edge technologies that will provide Poland with sovereignty in satellite communications, strengthen national security, and enable the construction and operation of a national telecommunications system in space.
Thorium Space brings to the project many years of experience in designing and integrating satellite communication systems, including electronically steerable beam antennas, proprietary beamformer circuits, and digital beamforming platforms. The company also develops electronic and mechanical technologies, as well as software, and offers a “satellite as a service” model—satellite communications bundled with its proprietary ground terminals.
Creotech Instruments, on the other hand, specializes in the design, integration, and testing of small satellites based on its proprietary HyperSat satellite platform. It produces complete systems and subsystems for major space missions, as well as dedicated satellite systems. The company has a highly skilled team and technical infrastructure that enables mission planning and management for satellites in Earth orbit. Its portfolio includes over 40 successful space projects delivered for the space sector.
Under the signed agreement, the two companies have committed to collaboration in areas such as the design and development of satellite platforms for telecommunications satellites in MEO and GEO orbits, the development of sensors and optical communication systems, and the creation of software and infrastructure for secure satellite control and communication with ground stations. A key element of the agreement is the implementation of the Polish telecommunications satellite project, including cooperation with public institutions and the government to ensure that the technologies align with the national interest.
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During the press conference, the agreement was officially signed, and the CEOs of Thorium Space and Creotech Instruments declared their full commitment to the project through the use of human resources, research and production infrastructure, and active promotion of the joint initiative on both national and international levels.
“Poland needs its own competencies in space technologies to ensure telecommunications sovereignty and information security. By combining our expertise, we are capable of delivering solutions that, until now, have been the domain of the world’s largest players,” said Paweł Rymaszewski, CEO of Thorium Space, during the conference.
“The ability to independently design, build, and manage telecommunications satellites means not only greater security for Poland but also real influence over its own interests in the new geopolitical order. The collaboration between two Polish companies as technologically advanced as Creotech Instruments and Thorium Space sets a new standard for the domestic space market and establishes Poland as a player that must increasingly be taken into account. Outer space is becoming a new arena for not only economic but also military rivalry, and control over one’s own satellite infrastructure is no longer a luxury, but an absolute necessity,” added Dr. Grzegorz Brona, CEO of Creotech Instruments.
In the face of the ongoing war beyond Poland’s eastern border, Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine, the tense global geopolitical situation, and the growing importance of technological independence in the field of national security, the partnership between Thorium Space and Creotech Instruments takes on special significance. It is not only a shared mission—it is a strong alliance built on complementary capabilities, one that is already becoming a pillar of Poland’s national space strategy for the decades to come.