Business
Spire Global Demonstrates Single-Satellite RF Geolocation Capability
VIENNA, Va., March 24, 2026--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and intelligence, has successfully demonstrated single-satellite radio frequency (RF) geolocation techniques on orbit, including the detection and geolocation of S-band and X-band radio frequency signals.
About this update from Spire Global, Inc.
[{"type":"image","alt":"","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"","credit":null,"className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":1464,"height":432,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/1ff36b05908cb4592a2bc16e36239efa"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/LGnKs5ITPqxs5_JmIscSPw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI4Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/1ff36b05908cb4592a2bc16e36239efa","width":960,"height":283},"lightbox":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ewSrgUPBC9PxAsDiHBaKjw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD03MDg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/1ff36b05908cb4592a2bc16e36239efa","width":1200,"height":354}},"lazy":false},{"type":"text","content":"On-orbit demonstration successfully identifies and geolocates S- and X-band radio frequency signal sources","length":106,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"VIENNA, Va., March 24, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and intelligence, has successfully demonstrated single-satellite radio frequency (RF) geolocation techniques on orbit, including the detection and geolocation of S-band and X-band radio frequency signals.","length":379,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Traditionally, RF geolocation relies on multiple satellites operating together to determine the origin of a signal. Spire’s single-satellite RF geolocation capability expands the company’s RF sensing capabilities by enabling the identification and geolocation of higher-frequency emitters, including S- and X-band signals, using sensors onboard a single satellite.","length":364,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The satellite launched in late 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 mission and was co-funded by the Government of Luxembourg through an ESA Contract in the Luxembourg National Space Programme, LuxIMPULSE, managed by the Luxembourg Space Agency.","length":241,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Understanding activity across the radio frequency spectrum is increasingly critical for modern defense and security operations," said Theresa Condor, Chief Executive Officer of Spire Global. "By successfully detecting and geolocating higher-frequency emitters such as S- and X-band signals — commonly us...