While we relax and wait for deployment of our 2 LEMUR's, why not relive this historic moment? This
#ItsBusinessTime
liftoff is
@RocketLab
's first commercial launch. Bravo to all involved - a momentous day for
#commercialspace
Mission Success 🚀All 4 satellites aboard the dedicated 'Four of a Kind' mission with
@RocketLab
have been successfully deployed.
Congratulations to our Spire team, customer
@NorthStarEandS
,
@Exolaunch
, and
@RocketLab
for a successful launch!
📸 Image credit: Rocket Lab
POV: You’re about to become the first commercial "eyes" in space to help manage and control space traffic.
We are looking forward to our upcoming 'Four of a Kind' dedicated launch with
@RocketLab
and
@NorthStarEandS
scheduled NET January 27th.
Fun Fact: The mission patch for today's dedicated launch with
@RocketLab
proudly features a LEMUR. Why LEMUR? That's what we call our satellites at Spire, short for 'Low Earth Multi-Use Receivers'
Yesterday, we successfully launched two 3U Spire
#satellites
aboard
@RocketLab
's 'Baby Come Back' mission! These satellites will play a crucial role in gathering weather data and boosting forecast accuracy 🛰️
Learn more:
🚀 We launched three Spire
#satellites
on
@SpaceX
T-8 yesterday
⚡️2 satellites will use optical links to send info between themselves securely and almost instantaneously
🔥 FOREST-2 also launched for
@OroraTech
's wildfire monitoring mission
📷: SpaceX
It's launch day 🚀 Watch along live via our livestream as 4 Spire satellites launch on
@rocketlab
's Electron for
@NorthStarEandS
today!
Launch Window Opens:
🛰️ Jan 28, UTC | 06:15
🛰️ Jan 28, ET | 01:15
🛰️ Jan 27, PT | 22:15
📺 Livestream Link:
We’re happy to share that launch was a success and all six of our
#satellites
have deployed. Transporter-6 marked our first launch of the year, and we look forward to more to come in 2023!
We are thrilled to announce Spire has been awarded a $9.4 million contract by
@NOAA
for our satellite weather data.
The near-real-time data will be used for NOAA's operational weather forecasts, space weather models, climate research and more.
As our world faces dynamic climate shifts, the need for reliable weather prediction has never been more critical. That's why we're thrilled to announce our collaboration with
@nvidia
to advance AI-driven weather prediction.
@SpireWxClimate
Read more:
Congratulations to the entire Spire team, our customers and partners, launch providers and brokers for a successful launch and
#satellite
deployment! This was our 3rd successful launch in 2022 and we look forward to more to come.
#SpaceXLaunch
#SpireGlobal
#smallsats
We’re happy to share that all eleven of our satellites on today's
@SpaceX
Transporter-9 launch deployed successfully, marking the most satellites launched for Spire Space Services on a single launch.
Learn more at the link ⤵
Spire is launching six
#satellites
on the
@SpaceX
Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral NET January 2023 🚀
Learn more about Spire’s new technology developments and upcoming launch➡️
The ADLER-1 satellite was developed in partnership with the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and Findus Venture GmbH. ADLER-1 is part of a growing movement to address the issue of dangerous space debris and improve sustainability in Low Earth Orbit.
Spire has deployed its first 6u satellites into orbit as part of the
@SpaceX
Transporter-3 launch.
Nanosatelites are built to standard dimensions (Units or “U”) of 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
Today, Spire launched its 150th satellite into orbit. This milestone was possible because of the collective effort of the Spire team and their relentless nature to achieve the extraordinary. We look forward to the next 150 satellites launched!
The grand finale of
#ItsBusinessTIme
featuring a beautiful deployment of Spire's LEMUR satellite (from the black & burgundy box). Could that also be a shooting star?
@RocketLab
We are pleased to share our Q4 and Full Year 2023 earnings results, with steady progress towards profitability as positive cash flow from operations is achieved. Learn more here: $SPIR
We’re happy to share that all 4 of our satellites on the
@SpaceX
Transporter-10 launch deployed successfully. The satellites will serve missions focused on IoT and connectivity.
Welcome to orbit, LEMUR2-PW, LEMUR2-DAVEWILSON, LEMUR2-MCCAFFERTY, and LEMUR2-BROWNCOW! We're looking forward to all the incredible data that you'll send back about ships and weather!
Please join us in welcoming to orbit our latest batch of Lemurs! LEMUR2-YONGLIN, LEMUR2-KEVIN, LEMUR2-BRIANDAVIE. LEMUR2-ROMACOSTE, LEMUR2-ROCKETJONAH, LEMUR2-LIU-POH-CHUN, LEMUR2-MCCULLAGH & LEMUR2-DUNLOP
This makes 48 satellites in the current constellation.
Spire Global, Inc. has acquired exactEarth Ltd. to become a global leader in the space-based maritime data and analytics industry. Spire gains 150+ customers, historical AIS database, real-time data solutions, and meaningful contribution to ARR. Read more:
It's launch day 🚀 Watch along via the SpaceX Transporter-10 livestream today as four Spire satellites launch to orbit aboard the Falcon 9.
Liftoff is targeted for 2:05 p.m. PT. 🛰️
📷 Photo Credit:
@SpaceX
We are now officially welcoming LEMUR2-ORZULAK, LEMUR2-VLADIMIR, LEMUR2-KOBYSZCZE, and LEMUR2-DULY to orbit! We're looking forward to all the weather data, plane tracking, and ship tracking that these satellites will provide.
#spacedata
And just like that,
@RocketLab
is in business! HUGE congrats to the team in New Zealand on this incredible success. Thanks for another flawless ride to
#space
. Next up we're in India for
@ISRO
launch!
#ItsBusinessTime
It’s been an exciting few days at our Glasgow office! Today, we were visited by Rebecca Evernden, Director for Space at
@beisgovuk
, and Ian Annett, Deputy Chief Executive at
@spacegovuk
, for a tour of our manufacturing facilities.
Official press release out today:
@NASA
awarded Spire a contract to supply Earth observation data for potential augmentation of the agency's current data sets, the first time NASA has engaged with commercial small sat operators to do so.
What we're thinking about today, the shear size of some of our earliest orbital rockets. But our good friends at
@RocketLab
are missing. There will be a number of additions to make these next few years.
#skrabek
Congratulations to
@VirginOrbiton
their public listing on
@Nasdaq
today. If you want to brave the cold, you can see their massive 70 ft rocket and our appropriately tiny nanosatellite in celebration at Times Square today.
Photo Credit:
@thesheetztweetz
and Virgin Orbit
Working at Spire has many advantages. One of them is getting to name a satellite. The honor is in order of employee number. Yesterday's launch brought 8 more to orbit! All have LEMUR2- prefix:
* REMY-COLTON
* GUSTAVO
* CHRISTINAHOLT
* ZO
* TINYKEV
* SARAHBETTYBOO
* NATALIEMURRAY
We're excited to announce a deal with
@ghgsat
to launch four 16U satellites NET 2024! This expands upon the three satellites we are launching for GHGSat this year to grow its
#satellite
constellation for greenhouse gas emissions monitoring globally.
We are thrilled to introduce Spire's High-Resolution Weather Forecast. With up to six-day lead time and 1km resolution, the
#weather
forecast aims to equip
#energy
and
#commodity
markets with customizable, high-resolution forecasts 🌍⚡
Learn more:
We’re leveraging
#space
to foster safer, sustainable air travel worldwide ✈️🛰️ Spire has been awarded a €16M
@esa
contract to design and demonstrate the most advanced & reliable system for aircraft surveillance for the
#EURIALO
programme $SPIR
We’re thrilled to announce we have secured a multi-million dollar deal with a financial firm for weather forecasts.
Through the deal,
@SpireWxClimate
will provide our High–Resolution Weather Forecast model, which offers a six-day outlook powered by proprietary data collected…
Spire was honored to welcome Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness to our
@skyparkHQ
facility in Glasgow today, where we demonstrated how data from our cutting-edge satellite constellation better informs understanding of the world. Read more about the visit:
Today, Spire announced plans to offer even more robust weather data and forecasting capabilities with the addition of microwave sounders on Spire satellites to capture atmospheric moisture and temperature measurements.
We are thrilled to announce we’ve been selected by
@NASA
for an IDIQ contract with a $476 million ceiling for its CSDA Program.
Through the program, Spire will provide Earth observation data and innovative solutions for a more sustainable future. 🛰️
In case you missed
@ppl4world
's big news
@esa
#PhiWeek
, we've clipped the important bit for you:
@SpireGlobal
will put 20 of your payloads in space in 12 months for €10M. This is
#PhiWeek
pricing, so get in touch as soon as you can.
Big news: We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded $8 million by the
@NOAA
to deliver satellite weather data to improve weather forecasting. This award represents the single largest U.S. government purchase of commercial, operational RO data.
It's Business Time! The nine day launch window for
#ItsBusinessTime
opens 11 November, NZDT. Daily launch opportunities between 16:00 - 20:00 NZDT (03:00 - 07:00 UTC). Electron is ready. The team is primed. Let's go to orbit.
Introducing Spire’s Constellation Management Platform, developed with the support of
@esa
.
Leveraging over a decade of experience, we're transforming
#satellite
operations and paving the way for a new era in
#space
control.
📰 Read more:
We're thrilled to announce we've been awarded a Space Services contract by
@lacuna_space
to build and operate six satellites for a dedicated IoT constellation, with the opportunity to scale to dozens of satellites.
Read more:
A new
@MIT
study finds weather data collected by small CubeSats is as good as the data collected by traditional weather satellites. Collecting accurate data, at a fraction of the cost, will transform how we prepare for massive storms and weather events
It's launch day 🚀 Watch along via the
@SpaceX
Transporter-9 livestream this morning as eleven Spire satellites launch to orbit aboard the Falcon 9.
Launch window opens today:
🛰️ PT: 10:49 a.m.
🛰️ UTC: 6:49 p.m.
🚀 NET than July 16 at 23:30 UTC
@RocketLab
will launch its 'Baby Come Back' mission where Spire will launch 2 satellites to gather RO data. They'll join 100+ satellites in our constellation, boosting weather data and forecast accuracy 🌦️
Read more: ✨
We launched our 100th
#satellite
to continue our pursuit of overcoming
#data
challenges we face together, today and far into the future.
#databeyondimages
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded a subcontract by
@RiversideRsch
to provide
#star
tracker imagery as part of the DEEP-SDA project on behalf of the United States Space Force.
Read more:
🚀Spire is launching three
#satellites
on the
@SpaceX
Transporter-7 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Make sure to follow
@SpireGlobal
for updates, including details on the Spire satellites launching, a link to watch live, and photos from
#launch
!
📡 Ever wonder how we communicate with our satellites in orbit?
Meet our ground stations – hubs strategically placed around the globe for essential data transmission. These stations handle uplinking and downlinking, ensuring constant communication with our satellites.
Spire successfully established 2-way communication with its deployed satellites from the
#SpaceX
Transporter-2 launch last week, including two nanosats that will provide a change in how we get large amounts of data from space down to Earth. Read more here:
"The magic sauce is what Spire brought." —Tom Vice, CEO, Aerion Supersonic
Spire Aviation data is driving Aerion’s initiative to build a supersonic jet without the supersonic boom.
#aviation
#weather
#data
#technology
A future when our satellites will make the trek up Scotland's A9 road to a local launch site: "With a spaceport right next door, enabling clockwork-like launches, we can finally get our space sector supply chain to be truly integrated,” - Peter Platzer
After another successful
#PSLV
launch, we have four more LEMUR satellites on their way to orbit! Stay tuned to hear their names. Thanks to our friends at
@ISRO
. This brings Spire's launch count up to 6 for 2018, and 19 overall.
Did you know that illegal fishing can be monitored and prevented from space?
@WIRED
shares the story of how
@GlobalFishWatch
used
@aisdata
to identify 5,000+ vessels conducting illegal maritime activities.
Our 100th launched in orbit!
Congratulations to the entire Spire family for this
#milestonelaunch
. This is just the beginning of how we solve
#data
problems from
#space
.
Introducing DeepVision™, our new space-powered
#weather
visualization platform. Now you can monitor extreme weather in real-time, empower your business, and optimize
#supplychains
through our real-time weather insights.
Spire Global, Inc., a Leading Global Provider of Space-Based Data and Analytics, to Go Public Through a Merger with NavSight Holdings, Inc.
Read the full press release here: .
A great way to round out the holiday season. Thanks
@roscosmos
and
@gk_launch
for a smooth ride! This puts us at 6 successful launches for 2018. Here's looking to another great year!
We’re happy to share that all 3 of our
#satellites
on the
@SpaceX
T-7 launch deployed successfully!
1⃣ satellite will gather
#weather
data and 2⃣ satellites will serve missions for Spire Space Services customers. Learn more👉
Image provided by SpaceX
We are thrilled to announce we've been awarded $4.6M from
@NASA
to participate in
@NOAA
's Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications Phase-A study, competing alongside 3 other companies to develop a Microwave Sounder for NOAA's NEON program.
To commemorate 100 satellites launched, we've visualized Spire’s launch history. We have maintained the relative scale of the respective launch vehicles as we have evolved new ways of getting Spire payloads into space since our first launch in August of 2013.
#NewSpace
#CubeSat
We are pleased to share our Q3 earnings results, with yet another quarter of strong revenue growth and steady progress towards profitability. Learn more here: $SPIR
🌊 We're thrilled to announce we're teaming up with Signal Ocean to drive the digitalization of the maritime economy, enhancing global security and transparency across our oceans.
Read more 👇
Stat of the Day
Spire has launched 80
#satellites
across 18 launches, up to 6 times a year. We've worked with 7 different launch providers in 6 countries, making Spire one of the most diverse launch partners out there. Welcome
@Arianespace
to the family!
We are happy to announce that we have been awarded a contract by
@DARPA
to design a satellite that could carry the agency’s sensor to very low Earth orbit (VLEO) to improve characterization of the ionosphere.
Sending a big THANK YOU to
@NanoRacks
for sending us Lemur stuffies, all named after each of our launched satellites. If that weren't enough, they adopted a real lemur on our behalf!!
In more
#hiring
news, our launch team is now looking for a Mission Manager! Work with launch companies all over the world and experience the rise of the
@smallsat
launch industry. Available for work in Boulder, Glasgow, Luxembourg, or SF
Fantastic news for the industry and absolutely love what
@awscloud
announced at
@AWSreInvent
. Just 5 years ago, nanosatellites were a mere blip on the radar. Today, they're a huge data source - so large that Amazon has created a service to serve them as an integral AWS product.
Our customer,
@OroraTech
has successfully deployed its first satellite into space as part of the
@SpaceX
Transporter 3 launch. This satellite will help identify and monitor the areas at risk of wildfires and enable early detection of wildfire hotspots.
We are proud to share that
@NOAA
has awarded Spire a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for
#satellite
weather data to compete for orders under a $59 million ceiling. Read the press release 👉
What a privilege it was to have
@AnoushehAnsari
, the first female private space explorer and CEO of
@XPRIZE
, visit our Glasgow office. Thank you for stopping by for a tour of our manufacturing facility and taking the time to participate in a Q&A with Spire team members.
We are thrilled to announce
@SpireGlobal
has been awarded a multi-million euro contract from
@eumetsat
to deliver deliver our satellite weather data worldwide for use in weather forecast modeling.
Read more 👉
We're teaming up with our Space Services customer
@NorthStarEandS
to develop and operate 4 SSA satellites, launching NET September with
@RocketLab
. These satellites will monitor space from space 🌌 Read more: