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NOAA awards Spire and PlanetiQ contracts for radio-occultation data

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NOAA has selected Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio-occultation data supporting terrestrial weather forecasts and space-weather forecasting. The awards reinforce the role of commercial satellite-derived measurements in supplying data for operational meteorological and space-environment monitoring.

Discovered 2026-08-14T09:36:07.852794-07:00 | 2026-08-14T09:36:07.852794-07:00

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  • NOAA is adding commercial radio-occultation data from Spire Global and PlanetiQ to support both terrestrial and space-weather forecasting.
  • The contracts highlight the operational value of satellite-derived measurements for government forecasting missions and expand the role of commercial providers in critical environmental data services.

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