LEMUR
In service- Weather
- GNSS radio occultation and reflectometry
- Aviation
- ADS-B
- RF
- Detection and geolocation
- Collection
- Continuous, near real time
- Orbit
- 400–650 km LEO, multiple planes
- Deployed
- > 200 since the 2010s
Spire combines satellite operations, data collection and analytics to help organisations understand conditions and activity on Earth. Its radio-frequency sensing capabilities support weather intelligence, aviation tracking and the detection of interference with navigation signals. The company also provides space services that allow customers to use its established satellite infrastructure for their own applications, connecting space-based observations with operational and commercial decisions.
At a glance
- Headquarters
- Vienna, Virginia
- Founded
- 2012
- Fleet
- > 200 LEMUR deployed, cumulative
- Sensing
- GNSS-RO, GNSS-R, ADS-B, RF
- Collection
- Continuous, near real time
- Hosted payloads
- LEMUR 3U/6U and configurable platforms
Satellites