Spire Global Provides Weather Data at Altitude to Support Hypersonic Flight
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has secured a new contract with Stratolaunch, enhancing its capabilities in providing weather data for hypersonic flight tests. This collaboration will leverage Spire’s satellite constellation to deliver accurate forecasts at various altitudes, crucial for safe and effective launch operations. Spire is providing 55 discrete vertical levels of forecast data, which improves upon traditional weather data sources. The use of Spire’s data aims to enhance operational confidence for Stratolaunch’s hypersonic vehicles.
- Secured a new contract with Stratolaunch for weather data services.
- Providing 55 discrete vertical levels of forecast data for hypersonic tests.
- Improved accuracy in weather forecasting due to advanced satellite technology.
- None.
“Weather conditions can have adverse impact on flight and launch missions, sometimes postponing them minutes before their scheduled launch time,” said
Spire’s fully deployed constellation of over 100 satellites uses radio frequency sensors to create a 3D profile of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity over 20,000 times per day. By using radio occultation in addition to weather balloons and other sources of publicly available weather observations, Spire’s forecast provides much greater accuracy and depth even in remote areas and on the open ocean.
“Spire’s data will provide key weather information for our hypersonic flight test operations, improving upon the radiosonde weather balloon data historically used in flight test,” said
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