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Spire Secures $28 Million NOAA Contract to Mature HyMS Weather Sensing

Aug 26, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT2 sourcesAI-analyzed

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New multi-year government contract broadens SPIR's revenue base, validates HyMS tech, and may attract investor re-rating; however timing is medium-term with a 2030 operational target.

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Spire Global has been awarded a two-year, $28 million contract by NOAA to advance hyperspectral microwave sounding toward operational weather forecasting. The program will integrate HyMS payloads with Spire's on-orbit platform, aiming for a 2030 deployment and resilience to RF interference. The award follows a $3 million NOAA extension earlier this month and builds on Spire's January 2026 HyMS demonstrator launch.

Spire secures 2-year, $28M NOAA contract for HyMS development.
NOAA previously extended a $3M contract for demonstrator evaluation.
Operational capability targeted to begin no later than 2030.
HyMS on a commercial satellite platform could transform weather forecasting.
Spire launched HyMS demonstrator in January 2026; momentum continues.

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