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Spire Global

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commercialFounded 2012
United States
spire.com
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Spire Global offered to fly 20 hosted payloads on its satellites within 12 months for 10,000,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipMar 11, 2019Spire to host payloads for defense contractor

On 2019-03-11, Spire Global signed a deal to host reconnaissance payloads from KeyW Holding Corp. on its cubesat constellation.

Mentioned as: spire globalTechnical ProductMar 11, 2019Spire to host payloads for defense contractor

Spire Global estimates that 30 satellites launched 2019 could have payload capabilities equivalent to about 300 to 400 satellites of versions launched two to two and a half years earlier.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2019Spire seeks to expand business with Pentagon

The first round of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot, using contracts awarded in 2016 to GeoOptics and Spire, concluded that the data fell short of expectations.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralMar 5, 2019NASA and NOAA emphasize value of commercial Earth science data

NASA started a commercial data buy program with contracts announced in August to purchase Earth science data from DigitalGlobe, Planet, and Spire.

Mentioned as: SpireOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2019NASA and NOAA emphasize value of commercial Earth science data

GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire are providing GPS radio occultation data that measure the refraction of GPS signals to produce temperature and pressure profiles for weather forecasting models.

Mentioned as: SpireTechnical ProductMar 5, 2019NASA and NOAA emphasize value of commercial Earth science data

Spire Global raised $70,000,000 in a Series C funding round in November 2017.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalTechnical ProductMar 5, 2019Spire seeks to expand business with Pentagon

DigitalGlobe and Planet are providing imagery to NASA under the agency’s commercial data buy program, and Spire is providing GPS radio occultation data.

Mentioned as: SpireOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2019NASA and NOAA emphasize value of commercial Earth science data

NOAA is in the second round of its Commercial Weather Data Pilot program with contracts awarded in September 2018 to GeoOptics, PlanetIQ, and Spire.

Mentioned as: SpireTechnical ProductMar 5, 2019NASA and NOAA emphasize value of commercial Earth science data

Spire Global plans to launch 30 to 40 new satellites 2019.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2019Spire seeks to expand business with Pentagon

Exolaunch has integrated more than 30 Spire Lemur cubesats on multiple launches with additional integrations planned for 2019.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralFeb 11, 2019Exolaunch plans ambitious launch campaign

Sauzay highlighted that the success of established NewSpace companies like Planet, Spire, and OneWeb could influence investor behavior in 2019.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralFeb 5, 2019Smallsat industry faces new challenges to growth

In September, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded more than $8,000,000 to GeoOptics, PlanetiQ, and Spire to provide GPS radio occultation data from current or planned constellations.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2019Air Force wants satellite weather data

Spire was the first company to deploy cubesats from a Cygnus cargo vehicle in November 2016 after that spacecraft departed the ISS and moved into a higher orbit.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018New contracts demonstrate continued strong demand for smallsat rideshare launch services

Spire will launch four three-unit Lemur cubesats on a PSLV in March 2019 under a deal brokered by NanoRacks.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipDec 19, 2018New contracts demonstrate continued strong demand for smallsat rideshare launch services

Spire has had 37 of its more than 80 satellites launched from the ISS or Cygnus cargo spacecraft.

Mentioned as: spireTechnical ProductDec 19, 2018New contracts demonstrate continued strong demand for smallsat rideshare launch services

NASA started a smallsat constellation data purchase pilot program and announced awards in August 2018 to DigitalGlobe, Planet, and Spire to purchase data from their constellations.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2018NASA moving forward on implementing Earth science decadal survey recommendations

NASA’s Earth Science Division issued agreements to purchase data from Planet, DigitalGlobe, and Spire under contracts with a maximum combined value of $7,000,000 over five years.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipDec 10, 2018Planet sets sights on the long game: Building robust subscription business

Spire spent in the range of 100,000,000 EUR to develop its constellation infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2018Commercial EO innovation challenges snail-pace government timescales

Spire will provide a constellation of 20 payloads in orbit for as little as 10,000,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: Spire GlobalNarrative PlanNov 15, 2018Commercial EO innovation challenges snail-pace government timescales
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