Robot model
Helios
High-energy kick stage designed for direct GEO insertion from LEO.
- Manufacturer
- Impulse Space
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Helios, a space by Impulse Space (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
High-energy kick stage designed for direct GEO insertion from LEO. 3.5 m diameter. Primary engine: Deneb (67 kN LOX/methane, ox-rich staged combustion, 380+ s Isp). Payload capacity ~4,000 kg. First flight targeted 2026 (Falcon 9, with two Mira vehicles). First commercial customer: SES (multi-launch agreement, first mission 2027).
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Diameter
Payload
Propulsion
Autonomy level
Production target
Specs
Dof
Role
Payload
Runtime
Autonomy
Diameter
Height cm
Max speed
Weight kg
Propulsion
To scale
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Helios. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Helios at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)announced
SES has signed a multi-launch agreement with Impulse Space for Helios transport services, with Helios positioned in geostationary orbit.
Helios on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Hello, Solar System!
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Helios.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Helios.Recent coverage
Helios in third-party press
HelioStar LightLink Raises Over 500 Million Yuan in Series A2 Funding to Build Space Laser Interconnect Base
CarPlay Moves Beyond the Car as Helios Expands No Roads Platform
Liner Raises $36.1 Million Series C As AI Platform Reaches 14 Million Users And 500 Million-Record Database
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Helios from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
HelioStar LightLink Raises Over 500 Million Yuan in Series A2 Funding to Build Space Laser Interconnect Base
HelioStar LightLink, a leading global manufacturer and service provider of space laser communication terminals, announced the completion of a Series...
CarPlay Moves Beyond the Car as Helios Expands No Roads Platform
CarPlay Moves Beyond the Car as Helios Expands No Roads Platform Helios Technologies has added Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability to its No Roads platform, bringing the…
Liner Raises $36.1 Million Series C As AI Platform Reaches 14 Million Users And 500 Million-Record Database
Liner has raised $36.1 million in Series C funding to expand its AI research and agent platform as the company moves deeper into enterprise AI while continuing to grow its global…
Oracle is putting a Quantinuum quantum computer inside its own data centre
Oracle and Quantinuum have agreed a multi-year partnership under which Quantinuum will physically install its Helios quantum computer inside a US Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI…
AMD’s Helios Launch Could Create Winners Beyond AMD Stock
AMD's Helios rack-scale AI systems are set to ramp this quarter, benefiting ecosystem partners Broadcom, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Astera Labs, and Core Scientific, per analyst…
AMD's results spotlight risks of putting all your AI eggs in too few baskets
The House of Zen's new Helios racks, Venice Epycs, may dent Nvidia's dominance — if the bubble doesn't pop first
AMD's AI eggs are in too few baskets, Wall Street worries
The House of Zen's new Helios racks, Venice Epycs, may dent Nvidia's dominance — if the bubble doesn't pop first
AMD’s AI engine shifts into higher gear as data center revenue more than doubles, Helios ramps & market is confused
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. delivered another strong quarter Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations as its artificial intelligence infrastructure business continued its rapid…
NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test
Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30…
Impulse Space raises $500 million to build a fleet of space tugs that move satellites where rockets cannot - Startup Fortune
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Unlocking 'the true space age': Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft - Space
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Impulse Space expands Colorado presence - SpaceNews
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/helios.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/29eaa53c-0c80-4c11-bc35-5adf73c33116
- Revision history: /models/helios/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Helios draws attention at the 88th percentile but verifies reality at the 56th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +32.3, 13th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 5, 2026