Canada has canceled its contract with Spire Global to build a constellation of wildfire-monitoring satellites called WildFireSat. Spire revealed the cancellation in an April 27 filing to the SEC, first reported on by Canadian space publication SpaceQ.
According to Spire, the reason for termination was “for convenience.” The contract would have been worth $72 million Canadian dollars ($52 million) if all milestones were achieved.
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded Spire the contract in May of 2023, for the initial steps toward a full WildFireSat constellation. It was intended to be a government owned and operated constellation to provide near real-time information to monitor active wildfires, as well as collect data on smoke, air quality, and carbon emissions.
At the time, the full project was set to be delivered in 2029. Spire was working with German startup OroraTech to provide the wildfire-monitoring payloads.
Spire said it has the ability to submit a settlement proposal for costs from the termination.
The contract was already on pause and Spire took the WildFireSat program out of its 2026 revenue guidance. During the fourth quarter 2025 investor call in March of this year, CEO Theresa Condor said work on the program was paused due to discussion with the customer on timing and requirements.
Spire Global has worked with OroraTech for the OroraTech commercial wildfire detection constellation, building 20 cubesats for the company, including eight that launched in March of 2025.
