European Space Agency approves Polish testing systems

GNSS hybrid and satellite navigation receivers for space applications will be tested using two testing systems designed by Polish engineers. The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a positive rating for both systems, Astri Polska said on Monday. "At the end of March, representatives of the ESA approved the important stages of the Flight and Techno projects developed by Astri Polska, and the implementation of the first one is planned for this year," the company pointed out. Marcin Mykietyn from Astri Polska explained that software designed by Polish engineers will enable, for example, the testing of satellite navigation receivers (GNSS) used, among other applications, in Earth observation satellites. "The fact that the European Space Agency is increasingly using solutions provided by Polish companies should be perceived as the undoubted success of domestic entities," said Jacek Mandas, President of Astri Polska. He added that GNSS is an important area of ​​the company's operations. "We are pleased that our solutions in this field will be used by ESA," he added. Astri Polska is the first Polish company whose income comes solely from the space sector. Currently, the company is carrying out around 20 projects for the space sector, mostly for ESA programs.