SpaceX Successfully Tests Starlink Nearly At Twice The Speed Of Sound!

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SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service also made a highly anticipated appearance on the firm's Starship rocket during its first test flight attempt in April. Before the test, Starlink had appeared in several regulatory filings and images of SpaceX's rockets, but the picture was left unclear before the April test attempt. Now, SpaceX has confirmed that the internet service did indeed make an appearance and, in the process, set a new performance record as it flew almost twice at the speed of sound and an altitude nearly three times at which commercial airliners fly.

The first hint of SpaceX's plan to use Starlink in high-intensity environments came from a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2021. In this filing, the firm requested the governing body to allow it to conduct tests to determine whether Starlink is suitable for "orbital spaceflight missions."

This application was granted, and it seems like SpaceX is well on its way to conducting the tests. While the period for the application is likely to have elapsed by now, what is certain is that the internet service did indeed make an appearance on the Starship test launch. As a side note, it's unclear whether SpaceX is also testing Starlink on either the crewed or cargo variants of the Dragon spacecraft.

In a Twitter post, a dedicated Starlink account that has become active recently shared specifics about the internet service's performance. According to SpaceX:

Starlink set an altitude and speed record for use in-flight during Starship’s first flight test, providing connectivity at 123,600+ feet and while