Starlink Secures FCC Approval For Rare Rocket Test In Texas
Apr 28, 2021 13:32 EDT
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has secured approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to test a Starlink user terminal on an upcoming rocket test. The terminal, which Starlink users use to communicate with the satellites orbiting in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has already been mounted on the prototype of SpaceX's Mars test rocket dubbed Starship. The company had applied for the FCC approval earlier this month, and the grant comes as SpaceX is on its way to conduct its fifth Starship test flight.
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