{"id":2738,"date":"2025-09-22T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rapidtek-exhibits-foldsat-portable-leo-terminal-at-tadte\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:06:56","slug":"rapidtek-exhibits-foldsat-portable-leo-terminal-at-tadte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rapidtek-exhibits-foldsat-portable-leo-terminal-at-tadte\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapidtek Exhibits FoldSAT Portable LEO Terminal at TADTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1758520817712_638941176285993404.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"391\" alt=\"Rapidtek Exhibits FoldSAT Portable LEO Terminal at TADTE\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1758520817712_638941176285993404.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1758520817712_638941176285993404.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"391\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rapidtek Technologies<\/strong>, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in space communication modules and phased-array antenna technologies. Rapidtek recently unveiled the FoldSAT portable <strong>LEO<\/strong> satellite user terminal at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace &amp; Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE). The product was co-developed with a customer, launched under the customer&#8217;s brand, while the core RF and phased-array antenna technology was provided by Rapidtek, highlighting the company&#8217;s role as a critical technology enabler in the LEO communications ecosystem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Technical Articles on Ground Station<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>FoldSAT<\/strong> is lightweight, rugged, and can be deployed within minutes. It is designed for unmanned surface vessels, defense operations, disaster recovery, remote agriculture and fisheries, and energy infrastructure. Featuring a Ku-band full-duplex electronically steered antenna, it supports up to 195 Mbps downlink \/ 32 Mbps uplink, with built-in Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. Certified to MIL-STD 810H\/461G standards and equipped with portable battery power (180 minutes endurance), FoldSAT ensures reliable performance in the harshest conditions, particularly for tactical operations and high-mobility platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Arthur Wang commented: &#8220;FoldSAT represents the close collaboration between Rapidtek and our customer. We provide the enabling technologies, while the customer brings it to market under their brand. This co-development model marks a major step forward as Rapidtek expands from RF design into LEO communications applications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to FoldSAT, Rapidtek also showcased the 8U IoT satellite &#8220;Black Kite-1&#8221;, developed in collaboration with Taiwan Space Agency (TASA). Following the successful 3U &#8220;Nightjar&#8221; mission, the 8U satellite is scheduled for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year to validate IoT payload performance and space-grade processing. The combined display of FoldSAT and the 8U satellite underscores Rapidtek&#8217;s integrated Earth-to-Space strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Rapidtek will continue to advance its co-development model with customers, driving the parallel growth of ground terminals (FoldSAT) and space platforms (8U satellites). Over the next three years, the company plans to deploy a constellation of multiple satellites paired with diverse ground terminal solutions, supporting a wide range of applications from national defense and disaster response to smart agriculture and energy operations. This integrated approach will reinforce Taiwan&#8217;s position as an emerging player in the global LEO communications market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapidtek Technologies, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in space communication modules and phased-array antenna technologies. Rapidtek recently unveiled the FoldSAT portable LEO satellite user terminal at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace &amp; Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE). The product was co-developed with a customer, launched under the customer&#8217;s brand, while the core RF and phased-array antenna technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,51,109,20],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-iot","tag-leo-satellite-terminals","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}