How did Impulse Space Helios do on X?
Impulse Space posted the Helios launch from @GoToImpulse on Jan 17, 2024. The post has 436,172 views, 1,553 likes, 190 reposts, 65 quotes and 41 replies, an engagement rate of 0.42%. It ranks #934 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing #Helios, our new high-performance kick stage. Helios is designed to transfer 5+ tons from LEO to GEO in under 24 hours, dramatically cutting customer launch costs and time to operations. Check the design specs 👉 https://www.impulsespace.com/updates/impulse-space-unveils-design-specifications-for-helios
- 2.5xthe median launch175K median views
- #934of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 17xits own following25,142 followers
- Views
- 436.2K
- Likes
- 1.6K
- Reposts
- 190
- Quotes
- 65
- Replies
- 41
- Bookmarks
- 95
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 436.2K views would cost $44K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.3x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 17 views for every follower of @GoToImpulse.
What launched?
Impulse Space unveiled Helios, a high-performance kick stage designed to move over 5 tons from LEO to GEO in under 24 hours.
How does it compare with other launches?
Impulse Space Helios has more views than 67% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 2.5x the median launch's 175K views.
- Impulse Space Helios436.2K
- Median tracked launch175K
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| Metric | Impulse Space Helios | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 436.2K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 17 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 65 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 2.2 | 14.2 |
Other Impulse Space launches we track: Impulse Space Rigel (35.8K views). All 2 Impulse Space launches, or every hardware launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware launches | 98 | 281K | 1.6x | #43 |
| Accounts 10K to 100K followers | 1,135 | 99.4K | 4.4x | #284 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 2.3x | #688 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 2.5x | #934 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 25.1K followers, the post reached 17 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 10K to 100K followers reach a median of 3.1 times their following, so this one went about 5.6 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 284 of 1135 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 65 quote posts, 1.5 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. Fewer people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing #Helios, our new high-performance kick stage.". The post runs 36 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 178.8K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- What is Impulse Space?
- In its own words on X: "Accelerating our future beyond Earth #MobilizeSpace" Impulse Space posted the Helios launch from @GoToImpulse on Jan 17, 2024.
- How many views did Impulse Space Helios get on X?
- 436,172 views. Impulse Space posted it from @GoToImpulse on Jan 17, 2024, and the post has 1,553 likes, 190 reposts, 65 quotes, 41 replies and 95 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Impulse Space Helios a big launch on X?
- It ranks #934 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 67% of them and 2.5x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.42%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 436.2K views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 436.2K views would cost $44K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.3x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/impulse-space-helios, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.