Edge | Payload Software

Discover Edge, our ready-to-use payload software package that covers all the essential requirements of a typical mission. Developing payload software from scratch can be expensive — in time, effort, resource and risk. HELIX® Edge provides a pre-defined, ready-to-use foundation that covers the essential requirements of a typical mission, enabling teams to get started with a payload computer immediately, integrate payload application software easily through simple interfaces, and reach flight readiness quickly and confidently. Edge dramatically shortens the time between purchasing hardware and making it flight-ready, allowing mission-specific application development to continue after launch. It reduces the steep learning curve associated with turning a payload computer into a flight-ready system by incorporating over 15 years of experience into its design, providing solutions for standard features common to all payload OBCs. This leads to lower development costs by avoiding “reinventing the wheel” and unnecessary delays, and reduces mission risk through a proven, validated software foundation.