# Spire

> Spire Global builds and operates satellites, ground infrastructure and software to sell weather observations, aviation data, radio-frequency intelligence and managed space missions to governments and businesses worldwide. Its commercial maritime business was sold to Kpler in April 2025, while Spire retained its satellite network and certain U.S. federal maritime services.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Vienna, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Platzer (Co-founder; executive chairman; former CEO), Jeroen Cappaert (Technical co-founder), Joel Spark (Technical co-founder), Theresa Condor (Co-founder; CEO since January 2025 (describes herself as co-founder in S&P Global interview))
- **Products:** Weather & Climate, Earth Intelligence Data, Aviation, Aircraft Exposure Analytics, Space Services
- **Notable:** NYSE listing through the NavSight combination in August 2021., Retained its satellite network while selling the commercial maritime business and repaying outstanding debt in April 2025., Built and integrated eight satellites launched for OroraTech in March 2025.

## Products & services

- **Weather & Climate** — Atmospheric observations, weather forecasts, historical datasets and visualization for government, energy, agriculture and logistics users.
- **Earth Intelligence Data** — GNSS radio occultation, reflectometry and space-weather datasets delivered through APIs and custom interfaces.
- **Aviation** — Multi-source ground and satellite ADS-B tracking, historical flight data and aviation analytics.
- **Aircraft Exposure Analytics** — Combines aircraft trajectories with SIGMET hazard alerts to assess weather exposure per aircraft.
- **Space Services** — Mission design, satellite and payload integration, manufacturing, launch coordination and ongoing operations through managed services.
- **Constellation Management Platform** — Software for scheduling, monitoring, tasking and communicating with satellite assets.
- **Space Reconnaissance** — Radio-frequency geolocation and signal intelligence for security and defense applications.
- **Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder** — Demonstrator launched in January 2026; NOAA-backed development aims to mature the technology for operational forecasting, targeted by 2030.

## Achievements

- NYSE listing through the NavSight combination in August 2021.
- Retained its satellite network while selling the commercial maritime business and repaying outstanding debt in April 2025.
- Built and integrated eight satellites launched for OroraTech in March 2025.
- Demonstrated a cross-plane optical satellite link over approximately 5,000 km in July 2026.
- Won a $33.2 million two-year NOAA weather-data task order in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — NOAA awarded a $33.2 million task order for December 2026-December 2028; unfunded surge options could raise the total to approximately $66 million.
- **2026-08** — NOAA awarded a $28 million two-year hyperspectral microwave sounding development contract.
- **2026-08** — EUMETSAT renewed and expanded its data contract to approximately €4 million, extending delivery through August 2027.
- **2026-08** — Q2 results reported a $20.0 million net loss and $91.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; WildFireSat cancellation affected gross margin.
- **2026-04** — Closed a $70 million gross equity private placement on April 10, rather than the April 1 date in supplied enrichment data.

## Links

- Website: https://spire.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spireglobal/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SpireGlobal
- GitHub: https://github.com/spireglobal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbH-RQDSysjpNEPHjIxA5UA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spire.global/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spireglobal/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02