Spire Global Inc is a space to cloud data and analytics company that tracks global datasets, including maritime, aviation and weather activity, using a constellation of nanosatellites. The company operates more than 110 CubeSats, described as the second largest commercial satellite constellation by number of satellites, and has deployed more than 140 satellites in total, all designed and built in house. Spire maintains offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Washington DC, Glasgow, Luxembourg, Munich, Singapore and Cambridge, Ontario.
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Agency TypePublicly traded space-to-cloud data and analytics company operating a constellation of nanosatellites 1 Founded Year HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S. 1 HeadPeter Platzer, Executive Chairman 1 Co-founder; the company infobox names no separate Chief Executive Officer as of this fetch. Annual BudgetUS$71.6 million revenue (2025) 1 Publicly traded company; reported revenue, not a government-style budget. FAQs
Why did Spire Global sell its ship-tracking business?
Spire sold its ship-tracking data business to Kpler in November 2024 for 241 million dollars to help its finances.
On 13 November 2024 Spire Global announced that it would sell its ship-tracking business, which uses AIS tracking data, to Kpler of Belgium for 241 million dollars. Kpler gained exclusive rights to the ship-tracking data from Spire's satellites, while Spire kept ownership of its satellites, infrastructure and technology. The proceeds were expected to shore up Spire's troubled financials. United States government clients of the maritime business stayed with Spire.
Was Spire Global once called something else?
It began as NanoSatisfi Inc in 2012.
Yes. Spire was originally known as NanoSatisfi Inc. The company was founded in June 2012 in San Francisco by International Space University graduates Peter Platzer, Jeroen Cappaert and Joel Spark.
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VIENNA, Va., March 13, 2025
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Wikimedia FoundationSpire Global Wikipedia article, infobox Founded field
Founded 2012
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Headquarters San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spire Global Wikipedia article, infobox Key people field
Peter Platzer (Executive Chairman)
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US$ 71.6 million (2025)
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space-to-cloud data and analytics company that specializes in the tracking of global data sets powered by a large constellation of nanosatellites
In Group: United States Satellite Operators, Lead sentence
The company has offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Washington, D.C., Glasgow, Luxembourg, Munich, Singapore, and Cambridge (Ontario).
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