Spire Global has announced that it has been awarded a $3.7 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for satellite weather data. The contract will be effective from September 18 through December 1, 2026. Under this agreement, Spire will continue to deliver global navigation satellite system (GNSS) radio occultation (RO) data, which includes RO profiles with temporal resolution enhancements that provide a broader range of time sampling.

This award is notable as it marks the first time NOAA has procured RO profiles with temporal resolution enhancements as a distinct deliverable under a commercial RO contract. The near-real-time GNSS-RO data provided by Spire delivers precise vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, and humidity across the globe. The profiles with temporal resolution enhancements will capture atmospheric conditions throughout the day, providing observations during periods that global RO coverage has historically missed.

Theresa Condor, CEO of Spire Global, stated, "NOAA’s continued use of Spire’s data reflects the confidence we’ve built through years of delivering reliable, operational weather observations at a global scale. Government and commercial partnerships are critical to advancing weather forecasting, combining the innovation and speed of the commercial sector with the mission expertise of agencies like NOAA to bring proven capabilities into operations and ultimately help businesses and communities better prepare."

This contract continues Spire’s longstanding relationship with NOAA, which previously awarded the company $11.2 million in 2025 to provide GNSS-RO data under the agency’s Commercial Weather Data Program. NOAA has also announced plans for its next phase of commercial RO data acquisition, set to begin on December 1, 2026.