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Poland Receives ICEYE-Built POLSARIS Radar Satellite System Less Than One Year After Contract
The sovereign radar satellite reconnaissance system, also known as MikroSAR, was delivered on May 15, 2026, less than 12 months after contract signing. Polish operators are now running the constellation independently. The deployment ranks as the fastest operational satellite program in the world according to publicly available data.
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ICEYE handed over the MikroSAR sovereign radar satellite reconnaissance system, also referred to as POLSARIS, to the Polish Armed Forces on May 15, 2026. The handover took place in Helsinki less than 12 months after contract signing. It is the fastest deployment of an operational satellite program in the world according to publicly available data and among the fastest-implemented procurement programs in the history of the Polish military.
In one year Poland has secured sovereign intelligence capabilities from space. Polish military operators are fully trained and now run the constellation independently. , part of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), delivered the ground segment and mobile infrastructure.
Benzinga reported that the handover demonstrates ICEYE's capability in delivering sovereign intelligence from space at unprecedented speed. ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, welcomed the development as a strategic advance.
“The handover of the POLSARIS satellite radar reconnaissance system to the Polish Armed Forces marks another important step in developing Poland's modern intelligence-gathering capabilities. We are investing in technologies that strengthen our security, information autonomy, and rapid response capabilities. Thanks to satellite Earth observation systems, the Polish military is gaining a tool of strategic importance.”
