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Spire, PlanetiQ Win NOAA Radio-Occlultation Contracts

August 14, 2026

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Key Takeaways

Spire and PlanetiQ won NOAA contracts for radio occultation data.
Spire's contract is worth $3.7 million for 4,600 daily GNSS profiles.
PlanetiQ's contract is worth $2.7 million for 4,200 GNSS profiles.
Data will support terrestrial and space weather forecasts.

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Strategic Implications

These awards may indicate NOAA's growing reliance on commercial space-based data for weather forecasting. The contracts could suggest a shift towards more cost-effective and innovative solutions, which may benefit the broader commercial space industry and drive further investment in environmental monitoring capabilities.

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What Happened

Commercial Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Data Awards

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts. The contracts, worth $3.7 million and $2.7 million respectively, will deliver daily global navigation satellite system (GNSS) profiles and other data to support NOAA’s forecasting capabilities. This development reflects NOAA’s increasing use of commercial data to improve weather forecasting and modeling, as reported by SpaceNews.

Source | Originally Published: August 13, 2026

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