Scanway has received an order from EnduroSat EAD to deliver three Earth observation telescopes. The contract is worth approximately EUR 0.9 million and is scheduled for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The order supports Scanway’s development as a serial supplier of optical instruments for the global New Space sector, in line with its 2026–2028 Strategy.
The telescopes supplied by Scanway will be based on components developed as part of the company’s other technologically similar projects, with the possibility of integration with EnduroSat’s latest satellite platform, FRAME-15.
The contract provides for the shortest telescope delivery time achieved by the company to date — less than 12 months. This is the result of processes implemented by Scanway aimed at serial production.
EnduroSat, Scanway’s new partner, is one of the leaders of the European small and medium-sized satellite sector. The company has launched more than 70 of its satellites and 3,500 separate space modules into orbit and is involved in global constellation projects.
“We see the constellation project carried out for EnduroSat not only as an important contract that increases Scanway’s backlog, but also as an opportunity to expand cooperation in the next stages of our partner’s satellite programmes. Equally important to us is the short delivery time, namely the delivery of flight models of the telescopes within less than 12 months from the start of the project. This confirms that our investments in the team, infrastructure and operational processes are producing tangible results and are consistently bringing us closer to implementing our Strategy, which assumes a transition from being a supplier of individual optical instruments to becoming a serial supplier of optical solutions for the global New Space sector,” says Mikołaj Podgórski, COO of Scanway S.A.
The telescopes supplied by Scanway will be based on solutions developed as part of the company’s earlier projects with a similar technological profile. Securing the order from EnduroSat, worth EUR 0.9 million, confirms Scanway’s strong capabilities and represents an important step in the development of cooperation with one of Europe’s leading players in the small and medium-sized satellite segment, involved in global constellation projects.
EnduroSat is one of Europe’s larger suppliers of small and medium-sized satellites. The company has launched more than 70 of its own satellites and 3,500 separate space modules into orbit. Its headquarters are located in Sofia, Bulgaria, and it also has offices around the world, including in Denver, Colorado. EnduroSat employs more than 400 people and in 2025 raised more than USD 150 million in several investment rounds, including from Google Ventures.
“The new order confirms that Scanway is now a partner capable of responding efficiently to the needs of demanding participants in the European satellite market. We are consistently building the company’s position as an organisation that not only develops advanced optical technologies, but is also able to commercialise them effectively within the international New Space ecosystem, including in constellation projects where customers expect increasingly shorter delivery times. In our view, contracts of this type will increasingly support Scanway’s scale of operations in the coming years and strengthen our presence in the segment of serially deployed optical instruments for Earth observation from space,” says Mikołaj Podgórski.
Scanway S.A. has for years actively supported the development of the space economy and is currently Poland’s leading exporter of space technologies. The company carries out constellation projects for global customers worth several million euros, including for Nara Space from South Korea, Marble Imaging from Germany and a client from Asia. All of these projects have the potential to be expanded in the future.
The company also has expertise in designing optical instruments intended for deep-space missions, including missions to the Moon. As the first Polish company, Scanway will deliver optical instruments for a commercial lunar mission planned for the second half of 2026. In addition, it will create a European system for processing satellite data from the Moon and may connect Europe with the American Artemis lunar programme, the largest and most advanced programme of its kind in the world.
Scanway S.A.’s long-term strategic ambition is to join the global group of the largest commercial integrators of optical payloads. Its key objective by the end of 2028 is to become one of the largest optical payload integrators in Europe.
