TAIPEI, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapidtek Technologies Inc. (Rapidtek), headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in space communication modules and phased-array antenna technologies. Rapidtek recently announced successful signal reception from the "Nightjar" 3U CubeSat, which was developed under commission from the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA). This mission verified Rapidtek's in-house communication payload in orbit and reached Technology Readiness Level 8 (TRL 8), confirming the system's maturity for commercial deployment. The mission shows Rapidtek's Earth-to-space capability and Taiwan's role in the satellite supply chain.
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