Recent Activity
Hapith-I second Whaler's Way (Australia) test campaign in 2024; Taiwan domestic-launch licensing under NSPO review; Hapith-V orbital design iteration ongoing through 2025.
Investor Brief
Geopolitically sensitive — Taiwan's only path to indigenous orbital launch given inability to use international sites and absence of a dedicated mainland-Taiwan pad. Cross-strait tensions make sea-launch the only credible architecture. Highly uncertain timeline.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇹🇼Taiwan
Region
Asia
Established
2,016
Launches / Year
0
Years Active
10
Strategic Position
24.7860° N, 120.9890° E
Azimuth: 90°–180° (LEO, SSO via Pacific overwater range, if sea-launch concept proceeds)
24.79°N — favorable mid-latitude; sea-launch positioning would allow east/south azimuth over Pacific avoiding mainland China and Philippines overflight
Future Milestones
- 2027
Hapith-V orbital maiden flight target (highly uncertain)
- 2028
Possible Taiwan domestic sea-launch demonstration if regulatory path clears
About
TiSPACE is Taiwan's first private commercial launch company, developing the Hapith family of small launch vehicles. Suborbital test campaigns were conducted from Whaler's Way in South Australia in 2022 and 2024 via a TiSPACE Australian subsidiary (ATSpace), and the company is planning a Taiwan-based sea-launch operation off the Hsinchu coast and an orbital Hapith-V vehicle. The effort represents Taiwan's first attempt at a domestic private orbital launch capability.
Key Features
Taiwan's first private commercial launch initiative
Hybrid rocket propulsion (Hapith-I suborbital, Hapith-V orbital under development)
Suborbital test campaigns conducted via ATSpace from Whaler's Way, South Australia (2022, 2024)
Sea-launch platform concept off Hsinchu coast under development
Founded by former NSPO (National Space Organization) executives
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Hapith-I suborbital test (September 2022) — Whaler's Way, South Australia
Hapith-I second campaign (2024) — additional Whaler's Way suborbital flights
Hapith-V orbital launcher in development for late-decade debut