Spire Global is trading 5.9% up at $11.81 on September 30, 2026, with no clear catalyst identified. - The $33.2 million NOAA contract was announced September 22, rather than on the day of this move. - The Nasdaq is reported up 0.67%, but that alone does not establish a broad-market cause for Spire Global’s larger gain. - The COO’s departure was scheduled for September 30 and disclosed in May; no source found links it to the move.