Strange things about SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are among the most well-known spacecraft in the world.

There are currently more than 3,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and SpaceX plans to launch many more. The satellites are primarily designed to deliver high-speed Internet access to remote or underserved locations, but there are many other uses for the groundbreaking constellation, both planned and already in use.

While Starlink satellites regularly make headlines for the number of launches SpaceX performs each year, not to mention the impacts the satellites have had on astronomy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of weird facts about Starlink that go under the radar.

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1. The name "Starlink" comes from the book "The Fault in Our Stars"

Cover of the 2012 novel "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. (Image credit: Barnes and Noble)

According to the founder and CEO of SpaceX