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PlanetiQ expands weather-data collection with back-to-back October rideshare launches

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PlanetiQ is expanding its collection of GNSS radio-occultation data through back-to-back rideshare launches in October. CEO Ira Scharf says demand for the weather data is growing among both government and commercial users, underscoring the company’s effort to scale a satellite-based source of atmospheric observations.

Discovered 2026-10-22T13:35:49.757957-07:00 | 2026-10-22T13:35:49.757957-07:00

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  • Back-to-back rideshare launches are adding capacity to PlanetiQ’s GNSS-RO data collection, a useful indicator of how the company is scaling its satellite-data offering.
  • Scharf reports growing demand from both government and commercial users, pointing to a customer base spanning public and private weather-data markets.

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