Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced that its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) payload has successfully completed environmental testing, calibration, and flight qualification. The sensor has been fully integrated into a Spire 16U satellite and shipped to Vandenberg Space Force Base to launch aboard SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 Twilight mission.
The HyMS payload will launch as a technology demonstrator with the goal of demonstrating the impact of a first-of-its-kind hyperspectral microwave sounder in a compact form factor in orbit. HyMS is designed to capture detailed internal views of the Earth’s atmosphere, measuring important atmospheric variables including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.
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