Federal solutions

Mission-critical satellite data and advanced space services built to protect, empower, and enhance operational resilience.

Spire Federal enables US Government agencies to address their mission challenges through our data analytics and space services solutions. We provide enhanced situational awareness facilitating smarter operational decision-making for US Civil Agencies, the Armed Forces, and the Intelligence Community.

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Global data solutions delivered on resilient infrastructure

Spire Federal puts competitive Earth and ocean data directly into the hands of government users with unprecedented speed. Make key decisions and rapidly respond to emergencies with granular data collected from even the most remote, guarded areas. Our robust, redundant, and secure architecture is continuously hardened and updated.

Bespoke cubesat manufacturing and transport

Safely launch your own payload or work with Spire to build custom hardware, all based on our tried and tested LEMUR satellite constellation. Our scalable, cost-effective infrastructure and world-class manufacturing facilities mean your satellites can get to orbit faster with Spire than any other provider.

About the Federal Team

The Spire Federal services team has decades of experience providing IT, data analytics, and space solutions to NASA, NOAA, USAF, Army, Navy, and the intelligence community. Our Federal sales professionals previously held government roles with the armed forces, Office of Space Commerce, and White House OSTP. We stand at the ready with solutions for your greatest challenges.

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Quintin Jones

Head of Spire North America

Two distinct paths to greater Earth intelligence

Global monitoring, near real-time data streams, and custom historical datasets collected by a constellation of low-orbit cube satellites equipped with multi-use radio frequency sensors.

Learn about our deal with NASA to provide tens of thousands of radio occultation data profiles per day.

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Hosted payloads and custom-manufactured nanosatellites, transported on our reliable LEMUR 3U or 6U cubesat bus to low earth orbit.

Learn how the Australia Office of National Intelligence went from hosted payload order to orbit in less than 6 months.

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Data solutions

Global, multi-domain situational awareness

Global AIS data for maritime intelligence

We deliver over 80 million AIS messages daily through our AIS message and vessels data feeds, providing groundbreaking accuracy and coverage even in high-traffic and remote zones.

ADS-B data for air tracking and monitoring

Access a streaming global ADS-B service and historical database to support application development, analysis, and strategic decision-making.

Earth intelligence & atmospherics

Our constellation leverages GNSS signals to collect atmospheric data used to improve weather forecasts, measure sea ice and soil moisture, and monitor various Earth properties.

Highly accurate weather forecasting

Spire offers a proprietary weather forecast model powered by our radio occultation data and custom predictive models, producing highly accurate, global high-resolution forecasts with over 100 discrete variables.

Space Services

Fast, reliable, and secure access to orbit

Spire offers hosted payload services for software defined radios (SDRs), custom antennae, and customer payloads. Spire Space Services is designed to accommodate new customer payloads quickly, enabling rapid rollout of new capabilities.

Spire’s reliable launch schedule and ability to design, assemble, and test our LEMUR satellites in-house allows for new bespoke sensors to go from design to launch in as little as six months.

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Meet the LEMUR family

Spire relies on its internally developed LEMUR satellite bus to power its own data products. By building on this proven platform, you benefit from extensive on-orbit heritage and continuous design refinements, giving you a reliable, flight-proven foundation to confidently launch and scale your mission.

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4U Satellite Specifications
Payload Volume
97mm x 97mm x 213mm
Propulsion
Optional
Satellite Design Life
3-5 Years
Pointing Accuracy
0.2°
Data Download (per sat per day)
4GB
8U Satellite Specifications
Payload Volume
220mm x 200mm x 97mm
Propulsion
Optional
Satellite Design Life
3-5 Years
Pointing Accuracy
0.2°
Data Download (per sat per day)
Up to 10GB
16U Satellite Specifications
Payload Volume
220mm x 220mm x 335mm
Propulsion
Optional
Satellite Design Life
3-5 Years
Pointing Accuracy
0.5°
Data Download (per sat per day)
Up to 320GB

Case study

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

Case study

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

Case study

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

Case study

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

Case study

Supporting Intelligence Communities: Australia ONI and Spire Partner to Develop Experimental AI-Powered CubeSat

Case study

NGA MagQuest – Spire And SBQuantum receive award for CubeSat powered solution

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Resources

Federal resources and insights

Building mission success with miniaturized satellite technology

The successes of space-based observation and data collection have never been so significant. And we’re doing it with smaller technology than ever before – a 6kg satellite.

The importance of global weather forecasts for U.S. Military and Civil Agency missions

Weather models help the U.S. military execute critical missions, federal engineering organizations create more resilient infrastructure, and scientists better understand climate change. By providing the data accuracy needed to safeguard military personnel and assets, global weather forecasting plays a pivotal role in today’s world.

Why U.S. Arctic Strategy Needs Space Capabilities

Learn how Spire’s unique Polar coverage provides mission critical insights in the Arctic

Taking the Battle to Space: Detecting & Geolocating GPS Jamming Signals

Discover Spire’s approach to detecting and geolocating GPS jamming and spoofing signals

Federal solutions

Mission-critical satellite data and advanced space services built to protect, empower, and enhance operational resilience.

Global data solutions delivered on resilient infrastructure

Bespoke cubesat manufacturing and transport

Quintin Jones

Two distinct paths to greater Earth intelligence

Global, multi-domain situational awareness

Global AIS data for maritime intelligence

ADS-B data for air tracking and monitoring

Earth intelligence & atmospherics

Highly accurate weather forecasting

Fast, reliable, and secure access to orbit

Meet the LEMUR family

4U Satellite Specifications

97mm x 97mm x 213mm

Optional

3-5 Years

0.2°

4GB

8U Satellite Specifications

220mm x 200mm x 97mm

Optional

3-5 Years

0.2°

Up to 10GB

16U Satellite Specifications

220mm x 220mm x 335mm

Optional

3-5 Years

0.5°

Up to 320GB

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

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

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

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

Supporting Intelligence Communities: Australia ONI and Spire Partner to Develop Experimental AI-Powered CubeSat

NGA MagQuest – Spire And SBQuantum receive award for CubeSat powered solution

Federal resources and insights

Building mission success with miniaturized satellite technology

The importance of global weather forecasts for U.S. Military and Civil Agency missions

Why U.S. Arctic Strategy Needs Space Capabilities

Taking the Battle to Space: Detecting & Geolocating GPS Jamming Signals