Satellites & Earth observation
Spire Global
Spire Global provides satellite observations and space services, including radio-occultation weather data purchased by NOAA.
- Satellite weather data
- Radio occultation
- Atmospheric profiling
- Commercial space services
- Satellite operations
- Space industry
- International space
- Space companies
- Aerospace
- Satellites
- Satellite manufacturing
Spire Global is a satellite-data company based in Vienna, Virginia. Its weather-data business supplies atmospheric radio-occultation measurements to NOAA, whose procurement records identify Spire as a commercial provider. Spire also describes operating satellites and offering space services.
Milestones
- 13 August 2026
NOAA announced a $3,671,880 bridge award to Spire for weather-data delivery from September to December 2026.[3] - 18 September 2026
NOAA announced a $33,158,160 base order for Spire to provide 5,300 daily radio-occultation profiles, with delivery from December 2026 to December 2028.[2] - 22 September 2026
Spire disclosed unfunded options that could bring its NOAA weather-data order to approximately $66 million if fully exercised.[1]
Sources
Spire GlobalSpire Global Awarded $33.2 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data to Enhance Weather Forecasting (press release)spire.com
NOAA NESDISNOAA Announces New Awards totaling $67M to Purchase Operational Commercial Data to Enhance Weather Forecasts and Space Weather Monitoringnesdis.noaa.gov
NOAA NESDISNOAA NESDIS Commercial Data Program Announces $6.4 Million Contract Awards to Support Weather Forecasting and Space Weathernesdis.noaa.gov
Coverage of Spire Global
Commercial weather data
Spire details unfunded options on NOAA weather-data order
The company puts the potential value at about $66 million if all options are exercised; the base award is $33.2 million, with deliveries beginning in December.
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