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Business Wire
29-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Spire Global Awarded European Space Agency Contract for Weather Data
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ('Spire' or 'the Company'), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Third Party Mission (TPM) programme to supply historical weather data collected by its satellites. Under the programme, European researchers will have access to Spire's historical Earth intelligence data, including GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occultation data, to support cutting-edge science and the development of operational applications. These datasets provide insight on sea ice, soil moisture and precipitation, amongst other climate variables. 'The TPM programme supports Spire in delivering novel Earth observation products to the Earth science community in Europe,' said Matthieu Talpe, a Remote Sensing Product Engineer at Spire. 'Our datasets are already shaping the future of climate research, enabling breakthroughs like enhanced weather forecasts at ECMWF, the world's premier weather forecasting institution. We can't wait to see how researchers leverage this data to address global challenges.' 'Through our Third Party Mission programme, we aim to empower Europe's scientific community with access to high-impact commercial Earth observation data,' said Peggy Fischer, Third Party Missions Manager at the European Space Agency. 'We're proud to work with Spire to make its GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occultation data available to the European scientific community, helping advance both research and pre-operational Earth observation capabilities across the continent.' About Spire Global, Inc. Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire's satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. To learn more, visit
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Planet Signs Deal with European Space Agency, Enabling Greek Government to Expand National Space Services
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced that they have signed a new contract with the European Space Agency on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance to support the Greek National SmallSat Programme, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) Greece 2.0. Using Planet's commercial satellite data, Greece aims to inform and complement the development of their national satellite technology. Through this contract, Greece will leverage the company's PlanetScope data to support the development of future downstream services for their national satellite data program, enable technological development, and serve as a complementary data source to their national satellite data feeds. "The Hellenic Space Center (HSC) is coordinating the provision of Planet's satellite data, optimizing tasking capabilities, and ensuring seamless integration across the downstream projects of the national satellite program," said Dimitris Bliziotis, Earth Observation Officer of HSC. "We are living through a global space renaissance where governments and commercial providers are working hand-in-hand to develop new innovation," said Martin Polak, Planet's Senior Director of Government Sales in EMEA. "We're honored to have signed this contract to inform the new development of Greece's national space services." The company's PlanetScope satellite data provides a near-daily scan of all of Earth's landmass at 3 meter resolution. With this high-cadence capture and broad area coverage, Planet offers a robust historical archive of Earth observation data, dating back over a decade, which can enable better, faster decision making by international governments and businesses worldwide. "Access to Planet's satellite data will provide valuable data and insights for the development and validation of our national downstream services. This will accelerate innovation and will ensure the effective integration with data from our national space assets," said Professor Konstantinos Karantzalos, Secretary General of Telecommunications & Post, Ministry of Digital Governance. Planet has provided their unique satellite data and services to international governments around the globe, securing contracts with ESA's Third Party Mission programme, which has made this newest contract possible. They have also recently announced a contract with the Japanese Space Agency (through JSAT), to help provide satellite services and technological innovation. About Planet Planet is a leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions. Planet is driven by a mission to image the world every day, and make change visible, accessible and actionable. Founded in 2010 by three NASA scientists, Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest Earth observation fleet of imaging satellites. Planet provides mission-critical data, advanced insights, and software solutions to approximately 1,000 customers, comprising the world's leading agriculture, forestry, intelligence, education and finance companies and government agencies, enabling users to simply and effectively derive unique value from satellite imagery. Planet is a public benefit corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as PL. To learn more visit and follow us on X (formerly Twitter) or tune in to HBO's 'Wild Wild Space'. View source version on Contacts Planet PressLauren Neville Cottrellcomms@ Planet Investor RelationsCleo Palmer-Poronerir@
