# NASA Awards PlanetiQ Contract to Expand Access to Commercial Polarimetric GNSS Radio Occultation Satellite Data

> Through NASA's Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program, researchers will gain access to high-SNR GNSS polarimetric radio occultation (PRO) data for weather, precipitation, and Earth system science applications.

- **Source:** [Prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-awards-planetiq-contract-to-expand-access-to-commercial-polarimetric-gnss-radio-occultation-satellite-data-302808285.html?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3be1d777d114dc16fa5d3e)
- **Published:** 2026-06-24
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #nasa #data #commercial #access #contract #gnss #occultation #planetiq
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