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Helio Moves Closer to Commercial Production of Government-Funded CubeSat Antenna Technology
Helio Moves Closer to Commercial Production of Government-Funded CubeSat Antenna Technology.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Helio Moves Closer to Commercial Production of Government-Funded CubeSat Antenna Technology\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nHelio Moves Closer to Commercial Production of Government-Funded CubeSat Antenna Technology\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNewsfile Corp.\r\n\r\n\r\nNewsfile Corp\r\n\r\n\r\nBerkeley, California--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - Helio Corporation (OTCID: HLEO) (\"Helio\" or the \"Company\") today announced that it has entered the final development and integration phase of an advanced, government-funded prototype for a modular 6-meter deployable antenna and boom system designed for CubeSat-class spacecraft, marking a key milestone toward commercial production and market adoption.\r\nThe prototype, funded through NASA's non-dilutive Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, has successfully demonstrated key design and performance objectives and is being advanced toward final assembly and validation. The system is designed to provide a commercially scalable deployable antenna platform capable of extending CubeSat antennas and instrument booms well beyond the industry's long-standing ~3-meter limitation. The platform is engineered for compact stowage, repeatable manufacturing, consistent performance, and high-volume production.\r\nAs development progresses toward completion, Helio is advancing parallel efforts in manufacturing readiness, cost optimization, and early customer qualification, positioning the system for commercial adoption following prototype validation across civil, commercial, and defense satellite markets.\r\nCubeSat missions increasingly require longer deployable antennas and precision booms to support advanced communications, space domain awareness, Earth observation, planetary science, and defense payloads. At the same time, the market has faced persistent supply constraints following the discontinuation of legacy suppliers capable of producing CubeSat-scale deployable spring components at meaningful volumes.\r\nHelio's technology addresses this gap by re-establishing domestic production capability for these critical components while enabling next-generation performance and reliability. The Company's 6-meter antenna and boom system is built as a standardized, modular product that can be adapted for a wide range of CubeSat missions.\r\nThe system's simple, passive deployment des...