Case Studies

Spire Space Services Case Study - Mango One

Published April 19, 2022

Jacobs next-generation payload demonstrations powered by Spire’s hosted payload services.

How NOAA is Improving Weather Forecasting with Commercial Radio Occultation (RO) Data

Published March 9, 2022

On February 10th, 2022, NOAA awarded Spire Global an $8 million contract for commercial satellite radio occultation (RO) data – the largest US government purchase of RO data to date.

Man paddling on kayak between ice in Antarctica in Iceberg Graveyard, near Pleneau island

How a satellite-based IP communications network went from concept to real-world testing in 6 months

Published February 3, 2022

Orbitare’s new satellite-based data transport network needed a flexible and established infrastructure for its crucial testing phase. Orbitare teamed up with Spire Space Services to leverage our in-space software – defined satellite platform to deliver on this task.

Deploying and operating U.S.-made battery for U.S. Space Force SBIR Program

Published January 28, 2022

Spire and EnerSys® partnered to provide an innovative solution addressing an identified gap in U.S. Space Force Space System Command (SSC) space technology development portfolio.

How a new partnership in space is helping to revolutionize wildfire detection and monitoring

Published January 27, 2022

As climate change increases the risk and intensity of wildfires around the world, OroraTech and Spire are teaming up on our best defense strategy—satellite monitoring.

Supporting Climate and Earth Science Research Through NASA’s CSDA Program

Published October 13, 2021

NASA awarded Spire a contract renewal to provide earth observation data through the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program.

Innovating for space debris detection with ADLER-1 satellite mission

Published June 16, 2021

ADLER-1 satellite will study the (micro) space debris environment in Low Earth Orbit to complement space debris models by obtaining in-situ data.

Spire Partners with Pole Star to Illuminate Dark Waters and Improve Search and Rescue Operations

Published June 2, 2021

Pole Star partnered with Spire to improve visibility in dangerous waters in support of search and rescue (SAR) and safety of life missions for a branch of the U.S. military.