Helios is designed to carry payloads of over 5,000 kg directly from Low Earth Orbit to Geostationary Orbit in less than 24 hours when launched on a medium-lift launch vehicle.
The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.
The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.
The Helios 2A payload experienced a breakup while its orbital parameters were withheld.
Helios and Phoenix are projected to reach altitudes of approximately 4,61 m (1,280.2 m).
Helios and Phoenix are intern-built sport rockets participating in the 2023 Student Rocket Launch.
Helios is a dedicated nanosatellite launch vehicle capable of delivering payloads of up to 20 kg into sun-synchronous orbit.
Airbus teams will lead the User Ground Segment operations for CSO, as Airbus currently does for Helios, Pleiades, SarLupe, and Cosmo-SkyMed.
Exos Aerospace is working with Intuitive Machines, C-Squared Systems, Helios, and XISP, Inc. to modify Morpheus flight code to work on its vehicles.