Resolved YES on Jan 31, 2023 at midnight PST if use of multiple hops is confirmed by then.
Jan 8, 9:36pm: Will SpaceX confirm Starlink inter-satellite in deployed use by Jan '23? → Will SpaceX confirm Starlink deployed use of inter-satellite links by Jan '23?
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Oof, I just didn't look hard enough.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1570073223005622274
> @SpaceX: Starlink is now on all seven continents! In such a remote location like Antarctica, this capability is enabled by Starlink's space laser network
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Starlink_and_Starshield_launches /inter-/ mentions:
> 30 Group 2-1 v1.5 2021-082 14 September 2021, 03:55:50 VSFB, SLC-4E 570 km (350 mi) 70.0° 51 50 Success
First launch of operational Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, and first launch into a high-inclination, non-SSO orbit. Musk stated that the operational satellites were version 1.5 and featured "laser inter-satellite links, which are needed for high latitudes and mid-ocean coverage".
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1436541063406264320