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Spire Global Launches Satellite to Advance Measurement of Earth’s Magnetic Field in Support of MagQuest Challenge

April 1, 2026 6:45 AM EDT

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (Spire or the Company), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and intelligence, has successfully launched a satellite as part of the MagQuest Challenge, a prize challenge through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to advance how Earths magnetic field is measured, with multi-million-dollar prize awards. The satellite launched aboard SpaceXs Transporter 16 mission.

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