https://spacewatch.global/tag/spire-global/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 11 May 2026 10:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/spire-global/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spire-global-open-new-facility-in-munich-to-support-german-space-based-intelligence-capabilities/ Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73746 Spire Global has established a sovereign satellite manufacturing facility in Munich, strengthening Germany's space-based intelligence capabilities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spacexs-falcon-9-launches-119-payloads-on-transporter-16-mission-from-california/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72480 SpaceX has completed its 16th Transporter rideshare mission, deploying 119 payloads to orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spire-global-receives-first-light-data-from-its-hyms-demo-satellite-launched-for-atmospheric-intelligence/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71997 Spire Global has successfully received its first data from its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) demonstrator satellite, marking the mission’s “first light” milestone and validating its hyperspectral microwave sensing capabilities. The HyMS instrument launched as a technology demonstrator in early 2026 to evaluate the impact of a first-of-its-kind hyperspectral microwave sounder in a compact form factor in orbit. HyMS captures detailed internal views of the Earth’s atmosphere, measuring key atmospheric variables including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/d-orbit-launches-ion-satellite-carriers-aboard-spacex-transporter-14-mission/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65956 SpaceX has launched the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch happened on Monday, 23 June at 14:25 PT (21:25 UTC), launching 70 payloads, including CubeSats, MicroSats, re-entry capsules, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying three payloads.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/spire-global-selected-for-u-s-space-force-step-2-0-program-contract/ Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65352 The U.S. Space Force’s SSC has selected Spire Global for an IDIQ contract under the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 program. The 10-year contract has a ceiling of $237 million and is part of the Department of Defense’s broader Space Test Program. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/ororatech-launches-wildfire-detection-constellation-with-rocket-lab/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64592 OroraTech has successfully launched the world’s first wildfire constellation of eight satellites, built jointly by OroraTech and Spire Global, from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/spacex-transporter-13-mission-launches-multiple-payloads/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64473 SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, March 14, 2025. There were 74 payloads on the mission, including CubeSats, microsats, hosted payloads, a re-entry capsule, and an orbital transfer vehicle carrying 11 of those payloads to be deployed at a later time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/spire-global-partners-ororatech-for-canadian-wildfire-constellation/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63800 Spire Global (Canada) is partnering with OroraTech to fulfil a CAD 72 million contract from the Government of Canada, to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor all active wildfires in Canada from space as part of Canada’s WildFireSat mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/spire-global-and-latconnect60-to-facilitate-sustainable-agriculture/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62504 Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, and LatConnect60, a data and analytics company have announced a partnership to provide Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) data and Soil Moisture Insights.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/spire-global-and-ororatech-partner-for-nasa-wildfire-contract/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62044 Spire Global, Inc. has won a concept study contract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop space-based capabilities for a wildfire early detection warning and active monitoring system. As a result, Spire will partner with OroraTech to design a comprehensive and scalable solution.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/austrian-space-forum-concludes-successful-space-debris-mission/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56649 After more than a year of collecting data, the Austrian Space Forum-led ADLER-2 has burned up in the Earth's atmosphere in mid-August. The second mini satellite in the ADLER series, ADLER-2 launched into low Earth Orbit in April 2023 to research the size and distribution of smaller space debris particles. After almost 7,100 orbits, ADLER-2 has now deorbited and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/fortitude-space-documentary-to-premiere-on-july-16/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56055 Following three years of production, FORTITUDE a new documentary featuring some of the leading names in the commercial space sector, will premier at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on July 16th. "FORTITUDE - Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy" was produced by director Torsten Hoffmann, whose previous documentaries include Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/rocket-lab-launches-northstar-satellites-on-43rd-electron-mission/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53466 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has launched its first Electron mission for 2024, a "space-junk focused" mission for Spire Global, Inc. and NorthStar Earth & Space. The ‘Four Of A Kind’ mission for Spire’s customer NorthStar successfully launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/northstar-announces-inaugural-launch-of-ssa-satellites/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53119 NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. has announced the launch window of the first four of its SSA satellites with Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for the “Four Of A Kind” mission no earlier than 18th January between 06:15-07:00 UTC. The launch results from intense collaboration between NorthStar and its partners Spire Global, launch service provider Rocket Lab and mission integration and deployment specialists Exolaunch.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spire-global-wins-eumetsat-satellite-weather-data-contract/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52793 Spire Global, Inc. has received a multi-million euro contract from EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, to provide radio occultation (RO) data. The contract is for an initial period of two years, from 2024-2026, with three optional, one-year extensions. The award follows a successful pilot program, which demonstrated the benefits of Spire’s RO data for weather forecasting accuracy and value. The Company’s RO data provides information about the vertical profiles of pressure, humidity and temperature across all points of the globe, including in the most remote regions and open oceans.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/spire-global-launches-high-resolution-weather-forecast/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52523 Spire Global, Inc. has announced the launch of its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model, a differentiated regional high-resolution weather forecasting service to meet the critical demands of the energy and commodity markets. The solution provides precise and customizable weather forecasts extending up to six days, with the capability to be run at resolutions as fine as 1 kilometre, covering any point on the globe, including the most remote regions and the open oceans.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/spire-global-unveils-satellite-mission-operations-platform/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52338 Spire Global, a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced on the 14th of November at the Space Tech Expo Europe their Constellation Management Platform. The new web-based app aims to simplify satellite constellation operations through its interface. The development of the platform is co-funded by ESA under the ARTES Core Competitiveness (CC) programme with €1.5 million awarded to Spire, with support from the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/transporter-9-launches-payload-for-planet-d-orbit-spacein-and-others/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52252 SpaceX's transporter smallsat rideshare mission has launched more than 100 satellite payloads for various satellite companies in its ninth dedicated mission. The transporter-9 mission lifted from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on November 11, 2023, deploying payload for Planet, D-Orbit, Spire Global, Iceye, Umbra and SpaceIn, among others. The payload also included orbital transfer vehicles that would later deploy their satellites into orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/nasa-selects-commercial-smallsat-data-acquisition-contractors/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51562 NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five years with an option to extend services for an additional six months. The maximum potential value is a cumulative $476 million among all contractors NASA selected.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/spire-global-awarded-4-6-million-nasa-contract/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50805 Spire Global, a provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced it was awarded a $4.6 million, 12-month contract by NASA reports Business Wire. The contract has been awarded on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The contract is to participate in NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Base Applications (SMBA) Phase A study. ]]>