Rapidtek Successfully Launches Black Kite-1 with TASA to Advance LEO IoT Constellation

Rapidtek's Black Kite-1 CubeSat joins Taiwan's FORMOSAT-8A in successful orbit launch

Taiwan successfully launched its first FORMOSAT-8A (FS-8A) satellite, nicknamed the "Zeppelin," on November 29, accompanied by five domestically developed CubeSats that also entered orbit. The CubeSats include Bellbird-1, Black Kite-1, and TORO-2, created through the Taiwan Space Agency (TSA)'s NewSpace accelerator program by Tron Future Tech, Rapidtek Technologies, and Pyras Technology, as well as Lilium-2 and Lilium-3, jointly developed by NCK…

Rapidtek Successfully Launches Black Kite-1 with TASA to Advance LEO IoT Constellation

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapidtek Technologies Inc. (Rapidtek), headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in space communication modules and phased-array antenna technologies. Rapidtek (6980) announced that the 8U IoT CubeSat Black Kite-1, commissioned by the Taiwan Space…

Rapidtek releases first LEO IoT bird

Taiwan-headquartered Rapidtek Technologies launched the first of four next-generation low Earth orbit satellites (LEO), an IoT-capable bird which advances national ambitions around non-terrestrial communications. Rapidtek stated the first 8U IoT CubeSat launched on a SpaceX rocket on 29 November, commencing its constellation deployment plan and advancing a Taiwanese strategy to build the nation’s presence by investing in domestic start-ups. The …