EUMETSAT renews €3M, two‑year radio‑occultation contract with Spire Global

EUMETSAT has awarded Spire Global a €3 million renewal to a two‑year operational contract starting 14 August 2025 for continued delivery of radio occultation (RO) data. The RO observations will feed EUMETSAT's operational weather and atmospheric monitoring services and support numerical weather prediction models across Europe.

Discovered 2025-10-12T20:08:36.685383-07:00 | 2025-10-12T20:08:36.685383-07:00

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  • The award is a €3 million, two‑year operational renewal (effective 14 August 2025) for radio occultation data that directly supports EUMETSAT's operational weather and atmospheric monitoring and numerical weather prediction.

  • The contract underscores the use of commercial RO to augment Europe’s polar weather infrastructure — see the Ariane 6 mission that deployed MetOp‑SG A1: https://hype.aero/?story=ba174a72-f1e6-46c3-bb94-870c31947636

  • The deal builds on Spire’s recent government weather wins and service expansion, following its $2.5M NOAA award and broader product rollout into RF intelligence: https://hype.aero/?story=7e2fcf34-83c4-46b7-baf0-397cbac0cd5a and https://hype.aero/?story=34688724-4374-46b7-8302-ce2e9355e1f5

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