Spire Global is a space-to-cloud data and analytics company that operates one of the world's largest multipurpose satellite constellations. They specialize in tracking global data sets, including maritime, aviation, and weather patterns, using a fleet of over 100 CubeSats. Spire provides data and analytics to various industries and government entities like NASA, ESA, and NOAA, offering services such as maritime tracking, aviation surveillance, and weather forecasting. Their key products include Spire Sense Cloud, Spire AirSafe, and Spire Stratos, and they also offer "Space as a Service" solutions.
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Spire Global’s awarded $1,700,000 contract represents continued ability to provide commercial data for NOAA’s weather forecast models.
Earlier in the same year, NOAA awarded Spire Global an $8,000,000 contract to increase the number of radio occultation profiles provided from 3,000 to 5,500 for use in operational weather forecasts.
FOREST-1, OroraTech’s first satellite equipped with thermal, mid-infrared, and RGB cameras, was launched onboard a Spire nanosatellite in January.
Spire Global, Inc. operates a fully deployed constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.
OroraTech’s next payload is slated to launch in the first quarter of 2023 onboard a Spire satellite.
Spire entered a partnership with RAL Space, which is part of the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, to further develop and deploy the Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HYMS) on Spire satellites.
Adding HYMS to Spire Global’s future satellites would provide meteorological agencies that use Spire’s space-based data with additional inputs to improve forecast accuracy.
Spire frequently launches satellites with advanced sensors to collect additional weather data and continuously improve forecasts.
Spire entered a partnership with RAL Space, a part of the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, to further develop and deploy the Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HYMS) on Spire satellites.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts to GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire Global to provide space weather data as part of a pilot program to test the value of commercial observations.
Companies that provide space-based radio frequency data include HawkEye 360, Kleos, and Spire.
Under the NOAA contracts, GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire will provide radio occultation datasets that reveal weather conditions in Earth’s ionosphere.
Since 2020, NOAA has been purchasing radio occultation data from GeoOptics and Spire to improve terrestrial weather forecasts.
NOAA will evaluate data supplied by GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire over approximately 12 months.
SpaceChain installed the Velas space node onto a satellite designed and manufactured by Spire Global.
Spire Global managed the launch mission for the satellite carrying the Velas space node on 2022-01-13.
Spire’s risk classification system uses three categories: GREEN for collision probability less than 0.1% with no action needed, YELLOW for 0.1–1% probability requiring closer monitoring and potential coordination, and RED for greater than 1% probability requiring operator coordination and possible action.
Spire Global obtained a credit facility of up to $120,000,000 led by Blue Torch Capital.
Spire will use proceeds from the new credit facility to extinguish an existing approximately $71,000,000 credit facility.
Exolaunch deployed 21 satellites on Transporter-5, including satellites for Iceye, Satellogic, and Spire into sun-synchronous orbit.