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Helios-Wire BIU
Corvus-BC [Aquila Space]
Helios-Wire BIU is a pathfinder satellite for Helios Wire's planned constellation of small communication satellites.
Astro Digital, formely known as Aquila Space, (formed from the core team of the former Dauria Space daughter Canopus Systems) developed the Helios-Wire BIU 6U CubeSat.
The satellite was launched on 28 November 2017 as copassenger on a Soyuz-2-1b Fregat rocket, but was lost due to an upper stage problem.
| Nation: | Canada |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication M2M/IoT |
| Operator: | Helios Wire |
| Contractors: | Astro Digital (ex Aquila Space) |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios-Wire BIU | 2017-F05 | 28.11.2017 | Vo LC-1S | F | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | with Meteor-M 2-1, LEO Vantage 2, Baumanets 2, IDEA-OSG 1, AISSat 3, Corvus-BC 3, Lemur-2 58-67, D-Star One, SEAM |
Further Helios-Wire / Sirion / EchoStar Global missions:
