Spire Global wins $3.7M NOAA satellite weather data contract

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has been awarded a $3.7 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide satellite weather data from September 18 through December 1, 2026, according to a company press release.

Under the agreement, Spire will deliver global navigation satellite system (GNSS) radio occultation (RO) data, including RO profiles with Temporal Resolution Enhancements, which provide a broader range of time sampling of atmospheric conditions.

The contract marks the first time NOAA has procured RO profiles with Temporal Resolution Enhancements as a distinct deliverable under a commercial RO contract. The data provides vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, and humidity globally, capturing atmospheric changes during periods that traditional RO coverage has historically missed.

Spire CEO Theresa Condor said in a statement: "NOAA's continued use of Spire's data reflects the confidence we've built through years of delivering reliable, operational weather observations at global scale."

The award follows a $11.2 million NOAA contract Spire received in 2025 to provide GNSS-RO data under the agency's Commercial Weather Data Program Radio Occultation Data Buy II Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. NOAA has announced plans for a next phase of commercial RO data acquisition beginning December 1, 2026.

Separately, Spire was also recently awarded a $3 million, six-month contract extension by NOAA to continue providing Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder data.

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