{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"150188","rtpr_id":"nBw38t3W0a-20260922","ticker":"SPIR","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["SPIR"],"title":"Spire Global Awarded $33.2 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data to Enhance Weather Forecasting","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-22T20:05:00.130Z","article_body":"Spire Global Awarded $33.2 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data to\nEnhance Weather Forecasting\n\nTwo-year contract has a potential total value of approximately $66 million if\nall options are exercised\n\nSpire Global, Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=Spire+Global%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=bc8974934d5a39ad7d6ee934ef11ae2d)\n(NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of\nsatellite data, analytics, and intelligence, was awarded a $33.2 million task\norder by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a\ntwo-year period of performance beginning December 1, 2026, to December 1,\n2028. Under the agreement, Spire will deliver global navigation satellite\nsystem radio occultation (GNSS-RO) data, including RO profiles with Temporal\nResolution Enhancements that provide a broader range of time sampling.\n\nThe task order includes additional unfunded surge-buy options that could bring\nits total potential value to approximately $66 million over the two-year\nperiod, if fully exercised.\n\nThe award is part of NOAA’s Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Multiple\nAward Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This IDIQ has\na five-year base period plus a five-year option and operates under the ProTech\n2.0 program with a shared $8 billion ceiling. The IDIQ supports NOAA’s\nexpanded procurement and use of commercial environmental satellite data to\nenhance weather forecasting and space weather monitoring\n\nSpire’s near-real-time GNSS-RO data provides vertical profiles of\natmospheric measurements, including pressure, humidity, and temperature,\naround the globe. Under this task order, the GNSS-RO data will feed NOAA’s\noperational prediction models and support weather forecasting, space weather\napplications, and research by interagency partners, academic institutions, and\nother operational and scientific organizations.\n\nThe award follows a $3.7 million NOAA contract\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2Fpress-release%2Fspire-global-awarded-3-7-million-noaa-contract-for-satellite-weather-data%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=%243.7+million+NOAA+contract&index=2&md5=a81857e6706c2a78a167552ae5448b71)\nfor Spire to provide GNSS-RO data, including Temporal Resolution Enhancements,\nfrom September 18 through December 1, 2026.\n\nIn addition to GNSS-RO data, Spire was selected under the IDIQ to provide GNSS\nreflectometry (GNSS-R), hyperspectral microwave sounding, and thermospheric\nneutral density. Spire is eligible for future task orders across its selected\ncategories over the five-year contract period.\n\nAbout Spire Global, Inc. \n\nSpire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and\nspace services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so\nthat organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing\nworld. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite\nconstellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency\ntechnology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather\nintelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to\nbetter predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business\noperations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions\nthat empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their\nbusiness in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg\nand Germany. To learn more, visit spire.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=spire.com&index=3&md5=aa880fb4feb5a5a0334dcc5ed220d234)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922275194/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922275194/en/)\n\nFor Media:\nSarah Freeman\nSenior Communications Manager\nSarah.Freeman@spire.com (mailto:Sarah.Freeman@spire.com)\n\nFor Investors:\nBenjamin Hackman\nHead of Investor Relations\nBenjamin.Hackman@spire.com (mailto:Benjamin.Hackman@spire.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw38t3W0a-20260922","title":"Spire Global Awarded $33.2 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data to Enhance Weather Forecasting","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"SPIR","created":"2026-09-22T20:05:00.130Z","tickers":["SPIR"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Spire Global Awarded $33.2 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data to\nEnhance Weather Forecasting\n\nTwo-year contract has a potential total value of approximately $66 million if\nall options are exercised\n\nSpire Global, Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=Spire+Global%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=bc8974934d5a39ad7d6ee934ef11ae2d)\n(NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of\nsatellite data, analytics, and intelligence, was awarded a $33.2 million task\norder by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a\ntwo-year period of performance beginning December 1, 2026, to December 1,\n2028. Under the agreement, Spire will deliver global navigation satellite\nsystem radio occultation (GNSS-RO) data, including RO profiles with Temporal\nResolution Enhancements that provide a broader range of time sampling.\n\nThe task order includes additional unfunded surge-buy options that could bring\nits total potential value to approximately $66 million over the two-year\nperiod, if fully exercised.\n\nThe award is part of NOAA’s Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Multiple\nAward Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This IDIQ has\na five-year base period plus a five-year option and operates under the ProTech\n2.0 program with a shared $8 billion ceiling. The IDIQ supports NOAA’s\nexpanded procurement and use of commercial environmental satellite data to\nenhance weather forecasting and space weather monitoring\n\nSpire’s near-real-time GNSS-RO data provides vertical profiles of\natmospheric measurements, including pressure, humidity, and temperature,\naround the globe. Under this task order, the GNSS-RO data will feed NOAA’s\noperational prediction models and support weather forecasting, space weather\napplications, and research by interagency partners, academic institutions, and\nother operational and scientific organizations.\n\nThe award follows a $3.7 million NOAA contract\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2Fpress-release%2Fspire-global-awarded-3-7-million-noaa-contract-for-satellite-weather-data%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=%243.7+million+NOAA+contract&index=2&md5=a81857e6706c2a78a167552ae5448b71)\nfor Spire to provide GNSS-RO data, including Temporal Resolution Enhancements,\nfrom September 18 through December 1, 2026.\n\nIn addition to GNSS-RO data, Spire was selected under the IDIQ to provide GNSS\nreflectometry (GNSS-R), hyperspectral microwave sounding, and thermospheric\nneutral density. Spire is eligible for future task orders across its selected\ncategories over the five-year contract period.\n\nAbout Spire Global, Inc. \n\nSpire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and\nspace services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so\nthat organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing\nworld. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite\nconstellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency\ntechnology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather\nintelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to\nbetter predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business\noperations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions\nthat empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their\nbusiness in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg\nand Germany. To learn more, visit spire.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspire.com%2F&esheet=54608920&newsitemid=20260922275194&lan=en-US&anchor=spire.com&index=3&md5=aa880fb4feb5a5a0334dcc5ed220d234)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922275194/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922275194/en/)\n\nFor Media:\nSarah Freeman\nSenior Communications Manager\nSarah.Freeman@spire.com (mailto:Sarah.Freeman@spire.com)\n\nFor Investors:\nBenjamin Hackman\nHead of Investor Relations\nBenjamin.Hackman@spire.com (mailto:Benjamin.Hackman@spire.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-22T20:05:00.21614735Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790107500216},"received_at":"2026-09-22T20:05:00.315Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260922275194/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"138998","press_release_id":"150188","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Aerospace & Defense","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Spire Global was awarded a $33.2 million two-year NOAA task order to deliver GNSS radio occultation satellite weather data from December 1, 2026 through December 1, 2028.\n\nUnfunded surge-buy options could raise the total value to approximately $66 million. 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