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Spire Global

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commercialFounded 2012
United States
spire.com
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Spire Global created a maritime business unit focused on AIS data and analytics in 2019.

Mentioned as: spire globalNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2020Spire transforms the maritime industry with new data, driving growth and profitability

Spire Maritime supplies vessel and shipping data used by media outlets including Bloomberg News, Forbes, and The Maritime Executive.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2020Spire transforms the maritime industry with new data, driving growth and profitability

Exolaunch plans to send four Spire Global cubesats into low-inclination orbits on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle later 2020.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative PlanFeb 4, 2020Exolaunch arranges rides for Spire cubesats on Indian rocket

With a second pair of GNSS Reflectometry cubesats, Spire plans to provide sustained monitoring of soil moisture and ocean winds.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2020Spire Global shares early data from GNSS Reflectometry satellites

Under current plans, Spire may be able to obtain NOAA’s 20,000 daily radio occultations goal by the end of 2020.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralJan 15, 2020NOAA signals strong appetite for radio occultation

Two Spire satellites equipped with bistatic radars observe how Global Navigation Satellite System signals scatter after bouncing off Earth surface features as part of GNSS reflectometry work.

Mentioned as: SpireTechnical ProductJan 15, 2020NOAA signals strong appetite for radio occultation

Spire launched two GNSS Reflectometry cubesats on 2019-12-11 on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2020Spire Global shares early data from GNSS Reflectometry satellites

NOAA awarded contracts in 2018 to GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire as part of its second Commercial Weather Data Pilot.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipJan 15, 2020NOAA signals strong appetite for radio occultation

NASA announced plans in 2018 to purchase Earth science data from Maxar, Planet, and Spire.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2019NASA to buy more commercial Earth observation data

Spire Global builds its own satellites and operates a network of 70 ground station antennas across 17 countries.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

Spire Global deploys a satellite approximately once a week, schedules a launch about every eight weeks, and conducts about 45,000 satellite ground station contacts per month.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalTechnical ProductNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

Spire Global paid Mercury Public Affairs, LLC $90,000 in 2016 for Washington representation.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

Spire Global established a Washington office after finding its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco and its Boulder, Colorado location were insufficient to serve government customers.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

Spire Global opened its sixth office in Washington, D.C., with a team of 10 employees.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2019Spire opens Washington office to court government customers

Spire plans to launch additional satellites later in 2020 to complete the AirSafe rollout.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2019Spire to expand fleet and offer AirSafe API for global aircraft tracking

By 2021 Spire’s constellation will be large enough to observe any aircraft’s latitude, longitude, altitude, and time and provide reports within 15 minutes.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative PlanOct 16, 2019Spire to expand fleet and offer AirSafe API for global aircraft tracking

Spire launched its first analytics product, a weather forecasting service for maritime customers, earlier 2019-09.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2019Spire raises $40 million for analytics products and Asia-Pacific market

Spire Global announced over $40,000,000 in new funding on 2019-09-25 from strategic partners ITOCHU, Mitsui, and Scottish Investment Bank and financial investors led by the GPO Fund, Perennial Value Management Limited, and Bessemer Ventures.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2019Spire Global announces new funding to drive Weather offering

Spire has launched more than 100 cubesats, with more than 80 in operation today.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2019Spire raises $40 million for analytics products and Asia-Pacific market

Spire raised a new funding round of more than $40,000,000 to fund development of data products and expansion into the Asia-Pacific market.

Mentioned as: spireNarrative GrowthSep 25, 2019Spire raises $40 million for analytics products and Asia-Pacific market
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