Under the terms of the agreement, PlanetiQ will provide a daily minimum of 4,200 GNSS radio occultation profiles and 500 low-latency Total Electron Content tracks. The contract includes a guaranteed base value of $28.4 million, with additional surge options that push the total potential commitment to $47,342,258. The data delivery period is scheduled to run from December 1, 2026, through December 1, 2028.

This award represents the first major data procurement under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring contract, an IDIQ vehicle with an $8 billion ceiling. Beyond standard atmospheric pressure and moisture readings, the agreement focuses on enhancing temporal resolution. By utilizing observations from non-sun-synchronous and lower-inclination orbits, PlanetiQ aims to improve sampling frequency over tropical and subtropical regions. CEO Ira Scharf noted that the initiative will be bolstered by a next-generation satellite launch slated for this fall, further refining the precision of the atmospheric measurements provided to NOAA and international partners like the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.