Impulse Space plans to provide GEO rideshare missions using its Helios tug. Credit: Impulse Space
SALT LAKE CITY — Impulse Space will increase the cadence of its rideshare missions to geostationary orbit, citing strong commercial demand.
During a side session at the Small Satellite Conference here Aug. 25, Joshua Rea, director of commercial sales at Impulse Space, said the company has closed bookings for its first Caravan rideshare mission, scheduled for the first half of 2027, using the company’s Helios kick stage to deliver payloads to GEO.
The company has also opened waitlists for three additional missions: Caravan-2 in the first quarter of 2028, Caravan-3 in the fourth quarter of 2028 and another 2028 mission where the primary customer has additional capacity for secondary payloads. The waitlists provide opportunities for customers if satellites currently booked on those missions change their plans.
“We are fully committed across all rideshare missions out to the end of 2028,” he said. “It’s a great demand signal that the service is really needed.”
