Thread by @nextspaceflight

SpaceX has filed for FCC approval to fly Starlink terminals on the Super Heavy and Starship vehicles during the orbital launch demonstration. The requested start date is Aug. 1, meaning no launch in July if SpaceX wants to fly with Starlink onboard.

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"SpaceX intends demonstrate high data rate communications with Starship and the Super Heavy Booster on the ground at the launch site in Starbase, TX during launch, during booster recovery, in flight, and during reentry."

"Starlink can provide unprecedented volumes of telemetry and enable communications during atmospheric reentry when ionized plasma around the spacecraft inhibits conventional telemetry frequencies."

"The terminals will use the same antenna and communications electronics as SpaceX’s previously authorized consumer terminals but with a revised enclosure and mounting that is suitable for the mission profile."

I have attached the exhibit with additional details to this forum post.

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