Helios Wire @ Nanosats Database

Company	Helios Wire (EchoStar)
Constellations	IoT / M2M Uses 30 MHz of S-band spectrum to receive tiny data packages from billions of sensors. Bought by EchoStar and first new batch from Tyvak. Status: Cancelled?, Prototype(s) launched Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Headquarters	Canada
Established	2016
Funding	$1M
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Notes	Helios Wire apparently for sale (Updated 8/20), 2019-08-19. Bought by EchoStar. Australian subsidiaries are Sirion Holdings and Sirion Global. Marking this as Cancelled to retain historical record about Helios Wire. EchoStar is continuing with LoRa IoT constellations likely using the frequencies from Helios Wire and its Sirion subsidiaries.
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Status	Inactive in nanosatellites

Own nanosats launched	Helios Wire BIU (Landmapper-BC 4, Corvus-BC, SIRION Pathfinder) Pathfinder II (Pathfinder-2, Helios, SIRION)
Own nanosats cancelled	Helios 4 (SIRION) Helios 5 (SIRION) Helios 6 (SIRION) Helios 7 (SIRION) Helios 8 (SIRION) Helios 9 (SIRION) Helios 10 (SIRION) Helios 11 (SIRION) Helios 12 (SIRION) Helios 13 (SIRION) Helios 14 (SIRION) Helios 15 (SIRION) Helios 16 (SIRION) Helios 17 (SIRION) Helios 18 (SIRION) Helios 19 (SIRION) Helios 20 (SIRION) Helios 21 (SIRION) Helios 22 (SIRION) Helios 23 (SIRION) Helios 24 (SIRION) Helios 25 (SIRION) Helios 26 (SIRION) Helios 27 (SIRION) Helios 28 (SIRION) Helios 29 (SIRION) Helios 30 (SIRION)

Last modified: 2025-03-17

Helios Wire (EchoStar)