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Starship Orbital Flight Test STA Granted by the FCC

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Tom Patton
Jan 23, 2023
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The FCC has granted Special Temporary Authority (STA) to SpaceX for the first Starship orbital flight test, but the company still needs a launch license from the FAA before it can conduct the flight.

The STA is necessary to authorize Starship to test vehicle communications from the launch pad at Boca Chica TX, and the experimental recovery operation foll…

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