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Helios

Impulse Space› offers Helios

ProductOperating Status: Currently Offered

Helios is a high-energy kick stage from Impulse Space for rapid geostationary orbit delivery.

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Overview

Helios is a high-energy kick stage built to move payloads from low Earth orbit to medium, geostationary, and cislunar destinations in hours. It pairs a powerful chemical engine with Impulse avionics for precise orbit insertion and hosted payload support.

Offered for commercial and national security missions, Helios is progressing toward flight demonstration as part of the Impulse Space mobility lineup. It complements Mira for last mile delivery and Caravan rideshare services for responsive space access.

Helios - Classification

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AttributeHeliosElytraION Satellite CarrierRocket Lab Spacecraft
ProviderImpulse Spaceimpulsespace.com1.2B raised · Series DFirefly Aerospacefireflyspace.com571.6M raised · Series CD-Orbitdorbit.space110M raisedRocket Labrocketlabusa.com1B raised · Public
Founded2021201720112006
Sells ToEnterpriseEnterpriseEnterprise, GovernmentEnterprise, Government
Pricing ModelTransactionalTransactionalEnterprise ContractSoftware, Transactional
OwnershipVenture CapitalEquityPrivate CompanyPublic
Helios

Provider Impulse Spaceimpulsespace.com1.2B raised · Series D

Founded 2021

Sells To Enterprise

Pricing Model Transactional

Ownership Venture Capital

Elytra

Provider Firefly Aerospacefireflyspace.com571.6M raised · Series C

Founded 2017

Sells To Enterprise

Pricing Model Transactional

Ownership Equity

ION Satellite Carrier

Provider D-Orbitdorbit.space110M raised

Founded 2011

Sells To Enterprise, Government

Pricing Model Enterprise Contract

Ownership Private Company

Rocket Lab Spacecraft

Provider Rocket Labrocketlabusa.com1B raised · Public

Founded 2006

Sells To Enterprise, Government

Pricing Model Software, Transactional

Ownership Public

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