Black Kite-1
Rapidtek Technologies
8U CubeSat platform developed with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), built for high-performance, high-data-throughput communications including Ku-band links, Ka-band inter-satellite links, and LoRa IoT validation in Sun-synchronous orbit.
Technical specifications
- Date
- Nov.2025
- Dimensions
- 8U
- Orbit
- SSO
- Purpose
- Bi-direction Ku band communication
- Purpose (2)
- Ka band inter-satellite link
- Purpose (3)
- LoRa IoT validation
- Tech
- In-house active phase array antenna
- Tech (typ)
- Regenerative type communication
- Tech (3)
- High speed Mode: >1 Mbps per user
- Tech (4)
- Multi-user Mode: >100 Users
About
Black Kite-1 is an 8U CubeSat satellite platform developed in collaboration with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), positioned as a high-performance, high-data-throughput mission. It is scheduled for a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) with a target date of November 2025. The platform is designed to serve multiple communication purposes: bi-directional Ku-band communication, a Ka-band inter-satellite link, and LoRa IoT validation. Technically, it features an in-house developed active phased array antenna and uses a regenerative-type communication architecture. It supports a high-speed mode delivering greater than 1 Mbps per user, and a multi-user mode capable of supporting more than 100 simultaneous users.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.